Here are some public events related to defense- and civilian-nuclear matters that the ExchangeMonitor staff is tracking this week.
February
04 Nuclear Diplomacy: Biden’s Middle East Aspirations. Virtual event. Carnegi Middle East Center. 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Eastern.
05 Nuclear Policy and Posture in the Biden Administration. Virtual event. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Eastern.
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 🔓
