Oak Ridge cleanup contractor URS-CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC, plans to complete demolition of the K-25 former gaseous diffusion plant at a ceremony today at the site with Department of Energy officials and lawmakers. DOE officials consider the completion of demolition of the mile-long structure, once one of the largest buildings in the world, to be a major victory for the Department’s cleanup program. Officials scheduled to speak at the ceremony today include Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Poneman, DOE cleanup chief Dave Huizenga, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.), DOE Oak Ridge cleanup manager Mark Whitney and UCOR President Leo Sain.
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 🔓