The Department of Energy’s Carlsbad Field Office has selected Mike Brown as its new director of the Office of Quality Assurance, DOE announced yesterday. Brown has 30 years of experience at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, and since 2000 has been the CBFO ‘s transportation packaging manager. “The QA function is critical to our work,” CBFO Manager Joe Franco said in a statement. “Mike’s experience and skills are well suited to the position. I’m pleased to welcome him as our QA Director and look forward to working with him as he begins the duties.”
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 🔓