The Illinois legislature this week approved legislation that would, if signed, allow for construction of small modular reactors in the state beginning in 2026.
Also under the legislation, spent nuclear fuel and waste resulting from the reprocessing of spent nuclear…
RadWaste Monitor Vol. 16 No. 43
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November 10, 2023
Illinois legislature votes for partial repeal of state ban on new nuclear reactors
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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 🔓