News from August 2023


Combined Notice of Filings discussed on Aug. 18 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Little Falls Hydroelectric Associates, LP; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation discussed on Aug. 18 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on Aug. 18

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology on Aug. 18

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



DOE Announces $70 Million in Research Training Opportunities for Students and Faculty from Historically Underrepresented Institutions

Release: DOE’s RENEW Initiative Will Support 40 Minority-Serving Institutions, Including HBCUs and Hispanic-Serving Institutions, to Build a Diverse STEM Workforce


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Up To $1.2 Billion For Nation’s First Direct Air Capture Demonstrations in Texas and Louisiana

Release: President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Will Fund Projects to Kickstart Critical New Industry, Remove Historic Climate-Harming Carbon Emissions Out of the Air, and Create 4,800 Good-Paying Jobs


Joint Statement on Accelerating Methane Mitigation from the LNG Value Chain

Release: On August 16th, 2023, Australia, Canada, Chile, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Chinese Taipei, and the United States (the Participants) met through their representatives, Ambassador Kevin Rudd of Australia, Director General Rachel McCormick of Canada, Minister ...


EM Readies Y-12 Facility for Teardown at Oak Ridge

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM crews have completed major deactivation efforts on a Manhattan Project-era facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex scheduled for demolition next year.


Turtles Find a Forever Home on Savannah River Site

News Release: This series of photos shows the release of offspring of confiscated eastern box turtles at the Savannah River Site by the University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and its partners earlier this year.


DOE Awards $34 Million to Advance Clean Hydrogen

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the award of nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance cutting-edge technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial...


EM-Sandia Team Explores Emerging Robotics With U.K. Partners

News Release: At the Sellafield site on the coast of Cumbria, England, remotely operated submersible vehicles perform inspection and manipulation tasks in ponds where spent fuel is stored.


ICYMI: Secretary Granholm Hosted 13th APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting

Release: SEATTLE, WA – On August 15-16, 2023, Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm hosted the 21 energy ministers in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) initiative, including Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, New Zealand, Peru, many ASEAN countries, and ...


DOE Brings Partners Together for First-Ever Net Zero World Ministerial

Release: SEATTLE, Washington — On Aug. 15, 2023, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm hosted the first Net Zero World Ministerial since the initiative launched at COP26. Participants took stock of the progress they have made toward their climate and clean energy goals and discussed next steps and new areas of collaboration.


Local Students Complete Los Alamos Apprenticeship Program

News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - Representatives of Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) and Environmental Management (EM) Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B) were on hand last week to congratulate Dominic Montaño and Milnor Branch, the most recent graduates of the N3B Nuclear Operator Apprenticeship Program (NOAP).


DOE Awards $34 Million to Advance Clean Hydrogen

Release: Industry and University-Led Projects Across the Country Will Develop Technologies and Infrastructure for Efficient Hydrogen Production, Transport, and Storage


Virtual Display Offers Interactive FUSRAP History

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management has launched an online, interactive Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program display to engage the public with FUSRAP history.


Hanford Demolition Paves Way for Cleanup Progress Near Columbia River

News Release: Workers with EM contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company recently began demolishing the K West Annex on the Hanford Site. The annex was constructed to support the safe packaging and transfer of radioactive sludge from the K West spent-fuel basin and away from the Columbia River.


Memorandum of Understanding Supports Navajo Nation’s Energy Transition

News Release: Multi-Year, Multi-Agency Deal Seeks to Ease Tribal Access to Historic Federal Funding.


DOE Awards Research Funds to Early Career Scientist at Office of Environmental Management's National Lab

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Holly Flynn, a researcher at the Office of Environmental Management's (EM’s) Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), will receive $2.5 million over five years to fund research associated with fusion energy after being selected as a DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program awardee.