News from June 2023
Energy Department discusses Notice of Staff Attendance at the Reliability and Security Technical Committee Meetings on June 21
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Bechtel Names New Project Director for Hanford Plant
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Bechtel National Inc. has selected Senior Vice President Brian Hartman as the new project director for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site. He is a 40-year Bechtel veteran with extensive leadership experience.
Nearly 200 Students Earn Intern Spots With Savannah River Site Contractor
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - A total of 180 students hailing from 59 colleges and 15 states recently earned spots in an a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM ) contractor’s paid summer internship program at the Savannah River Site.
Chair Rodgers: DOE Must Be Transparent About Risk of Taxpayer Dollars Going to China
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Microvast and More: Oversight of President Biden's Energy Spending Spree."
Hanford Teams Up With Local Sheriff’s Office to Improve Traffic Safety
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford Site and EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) teamed up with the Benton County Sheriff's Office earlier this year to enhance traffic safety on the site.
Chair Rodgers: The Opioid and Fentanyl Crisis Hits Every Community
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Responding to America's Overdose Crisis: An Examination of Legislation to Build Upon the SUPPORT Act."
France Visit Enables Information Exchange to Advance EM Cleanup
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: An EM team led by Senior Advisor William “Ike" White recently traveled to France to visit the nuclear company Orano and Alternative Atomic Energies Commission (CEA) facilities, and meet with representatives with the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (ANDRA). The trip provided an opportunity...
Two EM Representatives Win Key Department of Energy Awards
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: DOE recently honored two EM employees with major awards for their superior performance in 2022.
DOE-ARPAE offers new grant application process starting June 22
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
Revolutionizing Ore to Steel to Impact Emissions (ROSIE) grant opened on June 22.
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico discussed on June 21 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Energy Department discusses Western Area Power Administration; Notice of Filing on June 21
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
PGR 2022 Lessee 9, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization discussed on June 21 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
DOE-ID offers new grant application process starting June 22
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research grant opened on June 22.
Combined Notice of Filings # 1 discussed on June 21 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
EM Develops Five-Year Workforce Projections at Cleanup Sites
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Electricians, radiological technicians and project control analysts are projected to be among the most in-demand professions across the EM complex in coming years, according to a recently completed analysis.
EM Site Manager Monitors Endangered Woodpecker Population at SRS
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - An EM site manager recently joined U.S. Forest Service personnel to observe the monitoring process for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
Cross-training ‘Means the World’ to Technician, Offers Flexibility to EM Nevada
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - Byron Smith joined the EM Nevada Program in spring 2022 to work as a real-time radiography technician. The former X-ray technician started the job with more than a decade of experience in radiology.
DOE Awards Over $6 Million for University Nuclear Energy Infrastructure
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $6.3 million in funding for 18 projects at 15 universities in 14 states. The funding builds up scientific infrastructure and upgrades research reactors at universities to expand the nation’s scientific capabilities and train the next generation of nuclear energy scientists and engineers.
Chair Rodgers: DOE Must Be Transparent About Risk of Taxpayer Dollars Going to China
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Microvast and More: Oversight of President Biden's Energy Spending Spree."
C&T Subcommittee Chair Latta to FCC: “Closing the Digital Divide is a Key Priority for this Committee”
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission."