News from March 2023
Crunch Time: Demolition Crews Continue to Change Hanford Site Landscape
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Crews with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently demolished two contaminated buildings that supported the Hanford Site ’s plutonium-production mission during the 1950s and 1960s.
DOE Office of Environmental Management’s Efforts to Develop an Inclusive STEM Workforce of the Future
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: More than 300 EM employees have recently retired, resulting in a large amount of job vacancies across the cleanup program.
Chair Rodgers to HHS Secretary Becerra: President’s Budget Doesn’t Reflect Priorities Needed to Improve People’s Lives
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 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 hearing titled: “Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Health and Human Services Budget."
Department of Energy’s Newest Energy Research-Dedicated Supercomputer Arrives at NREL
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced this week that installation of the new high-performance computing (HPC) system, Kestrel, has begun. Kestrel will advance energy technologies spanning multiple Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs and deliver transformative energy...
DOE Announces Winners in First Phase of Prize to Develop Floating Offshore Wind Supply Chains
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the Phase One winners of the FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize, a first-of-its-kind competition to tackle the floating offshore wind energy industry’s biggest supply chains challenges. About two-thirds of the nation’s offshore wind resource...
Oak Ridge Team Makes Headway on Mercury Treatment Facility
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - An Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) team recently hit two milestones in a construction project that’s pivotal to future cleanup at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12 ).
DOE Releases Strategy to Accelerate and Expand Domestic Offshore Wind Deployment
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
Release: Department-Wide Strategy Will Tap America’s Vast Potential of Offshore Wind Energy to Power Millions of Homes and Businesses, Support Thousands of Jobs, and Ensure the Nation’s Clean Energy Future
SRS, Regulators Reach Agreement for Liquid Waste Cleanup Milestones
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM ’s field office at the Savannah River Site (SRS), in partnership with state and federal regulators, has finalized a high-level waste tank milestones agreement guiding the work to clean up one of the largest environmental risks in South Carolina.
Savannah River National Lab Receives Aviation Safety Award for Second Year
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Program has received a government-wide aviation safety award from the U.S. General Services Administration and Interagency Committee for Aviation Policy for the second consecutive year.
Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement at Hearing on HHS’ FY 24 Budget
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Health and Human Services Budget."
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on College Athletes’ NIL Dealmaking Rights
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 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 “Taking the Buzzer Beater to the Bank: Protecting College Athletes’ NIL Dealmaking Rights."
Savannah River Site Preps to Provide Fuel for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The H Canyon chemical separations facility at Savannah River Site (SRS) is preparing to recycle used highly enriched uranium (HEU) and downblend it to provide much-needed fuel for U.S. advanced nuclear reactors.
DOE Cancels Paducah Infrastructure Support Services Solicitation
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) cancelled the solicitation for the Paducah Infrastructure Support Services Contract (PAD Infrastructure 89303319REM000057). DOE has determined that cancelling this solicitation is in the best interest of the Government due to the length of time...
Cell by Cell, West Valley Workers Steadily Deconstruct Main Plant
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM and prime contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) recently removed the concrete floor of a cell within the Main Plant Process Building as part of work to demolish the facility at the West Valley Demonstration Project.
IDC Subcommittee Chair Bilirakis Opening Statement on Exploring NIL Dealmaking Rights
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 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 “Taking the Buzzer Beater to the Bank: Protecting College Athletes’ NIL Dealmaking Rights."
EM Set to Tackle 2023 Priority: Demolition of Four Buildings at NNSS
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The EM Nevada Program is preparing for the next phase of work after successfully completing its top 2022 priority to begin demolition of the Engine Maintenance, Assembly, and Disassembly (EMAD) and Test Cell C (TCC) facilities at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).
O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Remarks on Oversight of Biden’s Massive Spending Spree
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Follow the Money: Oversight of President Biden's Massive Spending Spree."
Savannah River Site Integrates Salt Waste Processing Facility’s IT Systems
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - With EM ’s liquid waste operations at Savannah River Site (SRS ) relying heavily on the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF), a team successfully transitioned the facility’s computers, software and security systems into the SRS network earlier this month, without interrupting production.
Energy Department discusses Alabama Power Company; Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality Certification Application on March 29
By DOE Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement at Health Subcommittee Hearing on Reauthorizing Animal Drug User Fee Programs
By DOE Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Programs."