Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 27 No. 26
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June 30, 2023

New WIPP permit prioritizes legacy waste over incoming flood from pit production

By Dan Parsons
A new 10-year draft permit for the Department of Energy’s underground transuranic waste disposal site near Carlsbad, N.M., will prioritize legacy waste from cleanup activities over new waste resulting from the impending ramp-up in plutonium pit production at…
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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

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