Although the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., received little rain from the weather system that caused serious flooding in Roswell, N.M., it did cause road damage prompting DOE to alter this week’s shipment plans for defense-related transuranic waste.
Due to the flooding that occurred Sunday in Roswell, and some resulting road damage, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) “has suspended this week’s shipments from generator sites that would use the highway in the impacted area,” a DOE spokesperson said by email Monday evening.
In response to a follow-up question from Exchange Monitor, the spokesperson confirmed the road in question is U.S. Highway 285 north of Carlsbad, The temporary suspension is being taken “out of an abundance of caution,” the spokesperson said.
There were a couple of fatalities and hundreds of emergency water rescues as a result of the weekend flooding around Roswell, N.M., NBC News reported. Roswell is about 110 miles, or a two hour drive from WIPP.
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 🔓