The White House yesterday again nominated Jonathan Elkind to serve as Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs. Elkind was previously nominated for the position in early 2014, but was not approved by the full Senate before the end of the last Congress. He currently serves as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for DOE’s Office of International Affairs, and served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Policy and International Affairs from 2009 to 2013. Before joining DOE, Elkind worked as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and also founded and headed EastLink Consulting, LLC, an independent consultancy focusing on energy, environment, and investment.
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 🔓