A West Virginia law to repeal a ban on nuclear power plants in the Mountain State headed to the governor’s desk this week after clearing the state legislature.
The West Virginia state House voted 76-18 Monday to pass Senate Bill (SB) 4, a measure that would roll back the 1996 law barring nuclear power in the state. SB 4 cleared the state Senate Jan. 25 on a 24-7 vote.
At deadline Friday for RadWaste Monitor Gov. Jim Justice (R) had yet to sign the bill into law.
The 30-year old ban deemed nuclear power “an undue hazard” to West Virginians, “especially until there is an effective method to safely and permanently dispose of the radioactive wastes generated thereby.”
His home state embracing nuclear power would be good news for Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), who has been advocating for the nation’s nuclear fleet on Capitol Hill for some time. Manchin in April penned a letter to the Joe Biden administration urging it to take action to assist financially-troubled nuclear plants. The White House in November signed into law a roughly $6 billion tax credit opportunity for plant operators as part of its trillion-dollar infrastructure package.
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 🔓