News from September 2023
STGWG Executive Committee Strategizes on Future Plans
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: On Aug. 24 and 25, the State and Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG) Executive Committee met in Denver, Colorado, to discuss STGWG interests and issues and plan for the coming year. The Executive Committee is chaired by a state representative and a tribal representative who act as co-convenors of...
LM Maintenance at Several Western Sites Supports Beneficial Reuse
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management mission to fulfill DOE’s post-closure responsibilities at its 101 sites across the United States includes long-term site surveillance and maintenance and ensures future protection of human health and the environment. One way LM fulfills this mission is by consistently assessing and identifying beneficial reuse opportunities at its sites, with intent to transfer each property back to the community, if possible.
DOE Releases Resources to Advance Cybersecurity by Design for the U.S. Energy Sector
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) released two resources to support the implementation of several strategic recommendations from the. This strategy, developed by the Securing Energy Infrastructure Executive...
Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie Announce Legislative Hearing on Drug Shortages
By DOE Newswire | Sep 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 legislative hearing titled "Legislative Proposals to Prevent and Respond to Generic Drug Shortages."
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $350 Million in Grants to States to Cut Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced today the availability of up to $350 million in formula grant funding to help...
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $20 Million to Explore Potential of Geologic Hydrogen
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Given recent interest in the discovery of naturally accumulating deposits of subsurface hydrogen known as geologic hydrogen, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $20 million in funding to develop technologies that can stimulate the generation of hydrogen within the subsurface at the lowest cost and environmental impact.
Park Service Employee Goes Above and Beyond to Help LM
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: The view from Angel Barker’s office might be the best in western Colorado.
First Uranium-Oxide Shipment from Portsmouth Reaches Disposal Destination
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - With the safe arrival of 120 storage cylinders by rail in west Texas last week, EM achieved another milestone in its offsite shipping and disposal of depleted uranium oxide (DUOx).
Biden-Harris Administration Launches Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Prize Competition
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Advanced Cybersecurity Technology (ACT) 1 Prize Competition. The ACT 1 Prize is part of the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity (RMUC) Program and supports President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to strengthen the...
Oak Ridge Internship Program Helps Build Future Workforce
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) contractor UCOR just completed its largest ever summer internship program. Forty students from 14 schools across the country gained valuable experience, and some finished their term with job offers in hand.
EM Cleanup Partners Meet With SSFL Sacred Sites Council, California Leaders
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) Sacred Sites Council recently met with senior leaders from the State of California and the parties managing the cleanup at SSFL. The council is comprised of tribal leaders from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians; Feranadeño Tataviam Band...
Paducah Mutual Aid Agreement Results in Savings to Fire District
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - A local fire chief recently praised the EM Paducah Site’s fire department for the team’s community-minded approach to emergency response.
U.S. Department of Energy Updates $15 Million Energy Storage Funding Opportunity
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced updates to its July 2023 $15 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA), titled “Energy Storage Demonstration and Validation." OE will select three demonstrations of different energy storage technologies...
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $20 Million to Explore Potential of Geologic Hydrogen
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Given recent interest in the discovery of naturally accumulating deposits of subsurface hydrogen known as geologic hydrogen, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $20 million in funding to develop technologies that can stimulate the generation of hydrogen within the subsurface at the lowest cost and environmental impact.
DOE’s OT Defender Fellowship Opens Applications for 2024 Cohort
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Calling all cyber defenders of the energy sector! Expand your cybersecurity knowledge by applying for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Operational Technology (OT) Defender Fellowship 2024 Cohort.
DOE Invests $39 Million to Support a 21st Century Electric Grid
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $39 million for projects across DOE's National Laboratories to help modernize the electricity grid. This investment from the 2023 Grid Modernization Initiative (GMI) lab call will support the development and deployment of concepts, tools, and technologies needed to measure, analyze, predict, protect, and control the grid of the future while incorporating equity and the best available climate science.
Research SLAM Showcases SRNL’s Accomplishments Among Scientific Community
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The Savannah River National Laboratory ’s (SRNL) Research SLAM was held on Aug. 28 at the Aiken Community Theater where early career researchers from SRNL provided a short summary of their scientific work and were judged by a panel.
Hanford Plant Earns Important Cybersecurity Authorization
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection (ORP) contractor Bechtel National Inc. (BNI) recently took a major step forward when the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) received a federal authorization certifying that the WTP’s information systems comply with DOE cybersecurity requirements, a necessary step to keep the plant safe during commissioning and operations.
DOE Issues Draft Request for Proposal for the West Valley Demonstration Project Phase 1B Contract
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) issued a Draft Request for Proposal for the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Phase 1B cleanup to be performed at the WVDP Site in western New York.
Energy Department’s American-Made High-Voltage Direct Current Prize Announces Four Winners
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Office of Electricity (OE) announced the four winners of the American-Made High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Prize. This $200,000 prize-$50,000 awarded to each winning team-incentivized competitors to share new technology solutions that improve the...