Paul Seidler has been named the new Director of the Office of External Affairs in the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management. In the political position, Seidler replaces Shari Davenport, who left EM earlier this year to take a career federal post in DOE’s Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs. According to an EM press release, Seidler “has over 25 years experience in communications, government relations and program management for nuclear programs” and has held “senior executive positions in academia and industry.”
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 🔓