DOE Newswire News
My Path to DOE's Office of Environmental Management: Recent Graduate Shares Her Story With Podcast Host
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: While preparing for a recent podcast episode that brought attention to the DOE Office of Environmental Management’s (EM ) hiring efforts and associated challenges, Michael Butler, host of the “Gone Fission Nuclear Report Podcast, " came across a recent college graduate who joined EM’s Office of External Affairs team last year.
Oak Ridge Contractor’s Grants Benefit 29 Regional Schools This Year
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Oak Ridge ’s cleanup contractor is awarding $40,000 in grants for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects that benefit 29 schools across a nine-county region.
DOE-GFO grant application closes on Aug. 3
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
2023 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Energy Improvements at Nonprofits - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Renew America's Nonprofits grant opened on May 24.
Savannah River Site Safety Expo Reinforces Safety Culture
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The Savannah River Site (SRS) recently hosted its annual safety expo, featuring nearly 60 informational booths designed to educate and engage employees on a variety of topics that underpin the site’s safety culture, legacy and performance.
Combined Notice of Filings discussed on May 23 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
DOE Prepares for Hurricane Season, and So Can You
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: June 1 marks the first day of hurricane season in the U.S., which runs until November 30. Prediction models forecast an active hurricane season in 2023, with around 2-3 hurricanes expected to reach Category 3 status. However, preparation and resilience efforts for storms like these begin before hurricane...
LM Co-Hosts Emergency Management Organization Annual Meeting
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: Natural and man-made disasters seem to be wreaking havoc around the world. Federal, state, and local government organizations are continually considering these threats in their current and future emergency management planning.
LM Conservation Projects Protect, Restore, and Enhance LM Sites Nationwide
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management sustainability teams support DOE priorities, including ecological health, conservation, land reuse, land management, and energy conservation. The LM Ecosystem Management Team works hard to create, restore, protect, and enhance ecosystems and to create partnerships that support these priorities at several LM sites.
Commission Information Collection Activities (Proposed FERC-1002); Comment Request discussed on May 23 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
The US Energy Department published a four page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
DOE Announces Nearly $60 Million to Advance Clean Hydrogen Technologies and Improve the Electric Power Grid
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
Release: Funding Will Reduce the Cost of Clean Hydrogen, Deliver Cleaner Air, More High-Quality Jobs, and Reduce Reliance on Fossil Fuels
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $34 Million to Deploy Clean Energy Technologies in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, AZ-The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $34 million in funding to advance clean energy technology in 18 American Indian and Alaska Native communities. This funding will strengthen tribal communities by supercharging their access to solar power and microgrids, increasing energy...
Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings # 1 on May 23
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $150 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
Release: Funding From Inflation Reduction Act Will Advance Clean-Energy Technologies
Hanford Trains DOE Team on Assessing Damage to Energy Infrastructure
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently trained members of the DOE Catastrophic Incident Response Team on damage assessment and restoration after a natural disaster.
Chair Rodgers Opening Remarks on Oversight and Reauthorization of NTIA
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communication and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “Oversight and Reauthorization of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration."
Paducah Contractor Challenges Students to ‘Hack’ Plastics Waste Problem
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - Students from three regional high schools recently teamed up for Hack the Plastics, an event created by the DOE Office of Environmental Management's (EM ) Paducah Site cleanup contractor to “hack," or propose solutions, to help solve a part of the global plastics waste problem.
Energy Department discusses Pome BESS LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization on May 23
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Test Runs Improve Hanford Waste Treatment Plant System Reliability
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - A team at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site recently tested the plant’s autosampling system, capping off an effort to address technical challenges affecting system reliability.
Idaho Facility Now Processing 100% Radioactive Liquid Waste
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) has progressed to treating sodium-bearing waste entirely, the next step in efficiently removing remaining liquid radioactive waste from nearby Cold War-era underground tanks and closing them to protect the environment.
Solar Partners XI, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization discussed on May 23 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.