The 27th Annual Weapons Complex Monitor Decisionmakers’ Forum kicked off with a reception last night in Amelia Island, Fla., and will run through Thursday. Speakers this week include Mark Whitney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management, New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Ryan Flynn; Frank Marcinowski, DOE-EM Deputy Assistant Secretary for Waste Management; and Jack Surash, DOE-EM Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition & Project Management. The forum will also include roundtable discussions on topics such as contract management challenges, cleanup progress at Savannah River and Hanford, and perspectives from industry executives on cleanup.
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 🔓