The 2013 Weapons Complex Monitor Decisionmakers’ Forum kicks off tonight in Amelia Island, Fla. Speakers for the opening session tomorrow will be U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Chief Operating Officer Mark Lesinski and Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. Vice President Joan Miller, and there will be a roundtable discussion with executives from B&W, CB&I, CH2M Hill, Bechtel, Fluor, AREVA, EnergySolutions and URS. Wednesday will feature a presentation by Jack Surash of the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management on upcoming procurement opportunities, as well as a special roundtable discussion on the potential for ‘game changing’ strategies to reduce life-cycle cleanup costs. The forum adjourns midday Thursday.
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 🔓