Had it not been for the coronavirus upending operations at nuclear power plants across the country, the highlight of 2020 might have been the Donald Trump administration giving up on Yucca Mountain.
In February, with campaign season in full swing, Trump leveraged…
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December 18, 2020
Year-in-Review: Trump Bails on Yucca, Interim Storage Won’t be Finished Before Biden
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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 🔓