News from March 2023


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).


Commonwealth Edison Company; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date discussed on March 22 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



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.


New York Power Authority; Notice of Denial of Water Quality Certification discussed on March 22 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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.



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.


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.


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.


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...


Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Denial of Water Quality Certification discussed on March 22 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Barrasso Leads on Legislation to Boost Department of Energy Cybersecurity Office

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), along with Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Mike Crapo (R-ID), introduced legislation regarding the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER).


Energy Department discusses Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.; Notice of Application and Establishing Intervention Deadline on March 22

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee on March 22

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Curio Solutions Awarded GAIN Voucher to Advance New Spent Fuel Recycling Process

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) to Curio Solutions to support the development of the company’s new recycling process for spent nuclear fuel. The voucher provides access to the research capabilities and expertise at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to help advance their project.


Chair Rodgers on Fox News: TikTok Will say Anything to Avoid Being Banned

News Release: TikTok CEO Shou Chew will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee tomorrow to testify about TikTok’s consumer privacy and data security practices, the platform’s impact on kids, and its relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking...


EM Hosts Japanese Officials Visiting DOE Headquarters, Hanford Site

News Release: Representatives from the Japan Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF) visited EM headquarters in Washington, D.C., and the Hanford Site in Washington state last week to promote collaboration and provide updates on the status and plans to decommission the Tokyo...


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...