The schedule for hearings on amending the Hanford consent decree has been set, with arguments by the state of Washington and the Department of Justice to be heard Feb. 19 in Eastern Washington District U.S. Court in Richland. If the state of Oregon intervenes in the lawsuit, its motion to modify the consent decree and related briefings must be filed by Nov. 5, Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson ruled on Oct. 17. Response briefs to proposed amendments are due from Washington state and the federal government Dec. 5 and replies to those briefs are due Jan. 16.
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 🔓