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Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce O&I Subcommittee Hearing on President Biden’s Massive Spending Spree
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing to examine the Biden administration’s massive spending spree through the “Infrastructure Investment...
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LM Site Manager Reflects on Her Unexpected Career Path
News Release: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management Site Manager Mary Young never pictured herself working for DOE when she started her career as a veterinary hospital manager.
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One Hanford Contractors Collaborate on Emissions Sampling
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Hanford Site contractors from the EM Office of River Protection and Richland Operations Office recently shared valuable experiences with one another regarding sampling emissions from site exhaust stacks in preparation for the startup of the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW ) Program.
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Manchin, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity in America’s Energy Sector
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), introduced the Energy Threat Analysis Center Establishment Act of 2023 to improve public-private information sharing regarding cybersecurity across America’s energy sector.
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Idaho Site Safely Completes Fuel Transfer, Meeting EM’s Commitment to State
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Checking off an EM 2023 priority, crews retrieved the last spent nuclear fuel from a water-filled basin and safely transferred possession of the fuel elements to a complex at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site last week, completing the project more than nine months ahead of a milestone under an agreement with the state of Idaho.
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On World Water Day, DOE Announces Investments to Advance Water Power as Key Source of Clean Energy
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today on World Water Day launched a $2.3 million prize to advance new technologies to harness power from ocean waves. DOE also opened applications for the next rounds of the Hydropower and Marine Energy collegiate competitions and announced five students selected for fellowships to advance marine energy research.
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EM Nevada Removes Insulation Material From Tanks to Prepare Them for Demolition
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The EM Nevada Program has finished removing an insulation material known as perlite from four tanks at Test Cell C (TCC) on the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).
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West Valley Workers Safely Remove Chemical Process Cell Shield Windows
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM and prime contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) recently removed three shield windows that together weigh more than 75,000 pounds from a former cell in the Main Plant Process Building, allowing for continued progress in the demolition of the facility at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project site.
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Manchin, Barrasso Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Domestic Mining Workforce
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, and John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the ENR Committee, introduced the Mining Schools Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation will increase and improve opportunities for university and college mining and geological programs, like those at West Virginia University, to prepare students to meet America’s future energy needs.
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DOE Awards $9 Million to 12 Projects to Advance Desalination and Water Reuse Technologies Across the U.S.
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) announced the selection of 12 projects that will improve the energy efficiency of desalination and water reuse technologies across the country. The selected projects will drive decarbonization...
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SRS Completes First Transfer in Accelerated Basin De-inventory Mission
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The EM program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has successfully transferred the initial discard of uranium solution in its new Accelerated Basin De-inventory (ABD ) mission, which will result in significant savings and expedite the disposition of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) at the site.
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Dozens of Canine Teams Converge on Savannah River Site for Certification Trials
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The award-winning Savannah River Site (SRS) Canine Program recently helped host 41 teams from South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina as they participated in annual trials of the nation’s oldest and largest police K-9 organization.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $200 Million to Modernize and Expand Hydropower
Release: Funding Protects America’s Existing Hydropower Fleet, Advances New Marine Energy Technologies, and Supports a Strong Workforce
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Barrasso, Manchin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Grow the Mining Workforce
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and ENR Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Mining Schools Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation will increase and improve opportunities for university and college mining and geological programs to prepare students to meet America’s future energy needs.
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WTP Contractor Earns More Than 80% of Award Fee at Hanford Site
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Office of River Protection awarded Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) contractor Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI) approximately $6.5 million, or about 83% of the available fee, for work performed in calendar year 2022 at the Hanford Site.
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DOE Releases New Reports on Pathways to Commercial Liftoff to Accelerate Clean Energy Technologies
Release: New Department-wide Initiative Will Drive Public and Private Sector Engagement Critical to Effective Clean Energy Industrial Strategy
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Chairs Rodgers, Latta Announce Hearing on Protecting Americans from Big Tech Censorship
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Preserving Free Speech and Reining in Big Tech Censorship."
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Chairs Rodgers, Latta Announce Hearing on Protecting Americans from Big Tech Censorship
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Preserving Free Speech and Reining in Big Tech Censorship."
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Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means Republicans Urge Biden Administration to Provide Certainty for Seniors Regarding Medicare Advantage Proposed Rule
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Chair Vern Buchanan (R-FL), along with...
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Chair Rodgers Announces Full Committee Markup of 19 Pieces of Legislation
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a Full Committee markup on 19 pieces of legislation.