Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week:
27 – 29: 17th Annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit. Exchange Monitor. Crystal Gateway Marriott. Arlington, Va. Register online.
27-28: Meeting: The Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Citizens Advisory Board for the Savannah River Site meets starting at 9 a.m. E.T. at the Emeline Hotel, Hayne Gallery AB, 181 Church Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401. The two-day meeting will be webcast via Youtube.
28: Meeting: The Northern New Mexico Site Advisory Board meets starting at 1 p.m. Mountain Standard Time at the Cities of Gold Ballroom, 10-A Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506.
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 🔓