The full House passed legislation Friday that would reform the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program in a vote of 245 to 161, but the “No More Solyndras Act” would still leave USEC eligible for a $2 billion loan guarantee. Though the bill eventually aims to phase out the program, it would still allow loan guarantees to be granted to companies that applied before the start of 2012. House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans said this was to be fair to companies that had already invested resources in applying for loan guarantees. However, opponents including Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said that the provision would mainly help nuclear projects favored by House Republicans, including USEC’s American Centrifuge Project. Markey attempted to introduce several amendments that would disqualify USEC from a loan guarantee, but all were deemed out of order.
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 🔓