Consisting of government officials, scientists, and environmental group representatives, the 15-member panel will discuss the San Onofre environmental review process at its first meeting of the year. Plant operator Southern California Edison retired SONGS Units 2 and 3 in 2013, when troubles with replacement steam generators proved too expensive to fix, and is now preparing both for decommissioning.
Consumer advocacy group Citizens’ Oversight Projects has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block a permit allowing for expansion of the plant’s nuclear waste storage. Local California officials have advocated for House Resolution 3643, which would allow DOE to spend yearly interest from the Nuclear Waste Fund on the storage of spent nuclear fuel beginning in 2016, with potential sites in West Texas and New Mexico.
The March 24 meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the QLN Learning Center in Oceanside. The following three meetings are tentatively scheduled for June 16, Aug. 25, and Oct. 27.
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 🔓