News from June 2023
IDC Chair Bilirakis Opening Statement on Strengthening American Leadership in Blockchain Technology
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled “Building Blockchains: Exploring Web3 and Other Applications for Distributed Ledger Technologies."
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on Improving Access to Care for Patients and Supporting Research for Rare Diseases
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Examining Proposals that Provide Access to Care for Patients and Support Research for Rare Diseases."
O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith: “All too Often During the Pandemic, the CDC Appeared to Work Backwards”
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Looking Back Before Moving Forward: Assessing CDC's Failures in Fulfilling its Mission."
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $80 Million To Strengthen American Manufacturing
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
Release: Funding From the President’s Investing in America Agenda Will Help Small- and Medium- Manufacturers Improve Energy Efficiency, Cut Costs, Increase Productivity, and Reduce Industrial Emissions
DOE Awards Grant to the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: Today, the Office of Environmental Management awarded a non-competitive financial assistance grant consistent with the Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act to the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce to provide a better understanding for the future use of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site. This project will consist of site mapping, community studies, data analysis, and development of recommended strategies.
Oak Ridge Partners With University to Grow Cleanup Workforce
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Nearly 85 miles west of Oak Ridge, 10,000 students attend Tennessee Tech University.
Savannah River Site, Education Center Reflect on 40 Years of Partnerships
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - For almost four decades, DOE’s Savannah River Site (SRS) and the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken (USC Aiken) have partnered to bring science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to area students.
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Makes Progress in ‘Big Dig’ for New Ventilation System
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - A new utility shaft at EM ’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently surpassed the 1,900-foot level continuing toward the underground waste repository depth of 2,150 feet. The concrete liner inside the shaft has been installed to its final depth of 873 feet; the remaining shaft will...
U.S. Department of Energy to Acquire High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Material
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking feedback on two draft requests for proposals (RFPs) to acquire high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU)-a crucial material needed to develop and deploy advanced reactors in the United States.
Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie: “The CDC Needs to Address its Failures with Openness and Humility”
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Looking Back Before Moving Forward: Assessing CDC's Failures in Fulfilling its Mission."
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on Strengthening American Leadership in Blockchain Technology
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled “Building Blockchains: Exploring Web3 and Other Applications for Distributed Ledger Technologies."
DOE-ARPAE offers new grant application process starting June 8
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
SEEDING CRITICAL ADVANCES FOR LEADING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL 2023 (SCALEUP 2023) grant opened on June 8.
Statement by Energy Secretary Granholm on the U.S. Senate’s Bipartisan Confirmation of David Crane
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm issued the following statement today following the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan confirmation of David Crane by a vote of 56 to 43 to serve as Under Secretary for Infrastructure at the U.S. Department of Energy...
DOE’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Working Group Reconvenes in Idaho
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - A working group recently addressed policy and crosscutting issues impacting the handling, storage and disposition of DOE-managed spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in its first in-person meeting since late 2019.
Barrasso: Workforce and Forest Management are Key Wildfire Priorities
By DOE Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
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), delivered remarks at a hearing to examine the federal response to escalating wildfires and to evaluate reforms to land management and wildland firefighter recruitment and retention.
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725B(5)) discussed on June 8 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
The US Energy Department published a three page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $100 Million to Support Commercialization of Clean Energy Technologies
By DOE Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $100 million in funding to support President Biden’s commitment to support clean energy technologies by providing a path to market for promising technologies. Developing and deploying innovative energy technologies is key to achieving the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals to deliver a clean energy future and achieve net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050.
Energy Department discusses Marquette Board of Light and Power; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests on June 8
By DOE Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Wyoming’s Kelly Norris Testifies in Senate on Wildfire Risk
By DOE Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
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), welcomed Ms. Kelly Norris, Wyoming Interim State Forester, to the committee. Ms. Norris testified at a legislative hearing to examine the federal response to escalating wildfires and to evaluate reforms to land management and wildland firefighter recruitment and retention.
Chair Rodgers' Statement on the Danger of Wildfires in the U.S. and the Importance of Science-based Forest Management
By DOE Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement today on the ongoing forest fires in Canada and the importance of proactive forest management to reduce the risks of forest fires.