The White House yesterday withdrew with no explanation Elizabeth Robinson’s nomination to serve as Under Secretary of Energy for Management and Performance. Robinson, who currently serves as NASA’s chief financial officer, was nominated to the new position at DOE last July. She was twice approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee—once last fall and again early this year—but her nomination had stalled in the full Senate. The Under Secretary for Management position would oversee DOE’s offices of Environmental Management and Legacy Management, as well as several support offices.
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
DOE spent fuel lead Brinton accused of second luggage theft.
by @BenjaminSWeiss, confirming today's reports with warrant from Las Vegas Metro PD.
Waste has been Emplaced! 🚮
We have finally begun emplacing defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in Panel 8 of #WIPP.
Read more about the waste emplacement here: https://wipp.energy.gov/wipp_news_20221123-2.asp
Editorial: Sam Brinton’s credibility is now an issue 🔓