News from 2023


Investment in Small Businesses at SRS Builds Jobs Locally and Beyond

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - An EM contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is dedicated to advancing small, diverse businesses, committing nearly $1.3 billion to them at the local, regional and national level over the past five years.


Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, Errol Hydro Co., LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment discussed on April 6 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Combined Notice of Filings #2 discussed on April 6 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Hanford’s Vit Plant Shares Passing of Project Director Valerie McCain

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Valerie McCain, project director of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) and a Bechtel senior vice president at the Hanford Site, died on March 26 following a short illness.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings on April 6

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Alabama Power Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on April 6

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOE Renews Non-Competitive Financial Assistance Cooperative Agreement to Energy Communities Alliance, Inc.

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) renewed the non-competitive financial assistance Cooperative Agreement renewal (DE-EM0005284) to the Energy Communities Alliance, Inc.



Hanford Plant Shift Operations Managers Reach Full Qualification

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP ) recognized a significant team achievement recently, when the last of its eight shift operations managers finished a rigorous qualifications process.


Notice published on April 6 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Biden-Harris Administration Invests $16 Million to Build America's First-of-a-Kind Critical Minerals Production Facility

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $16 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to bring critical mineral supply chains to America and reduce reliance on competitors like China. The funding will support...


DOE-GFO grant application closes on July 31

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Program - IACs at Trade Schools, Community Colleges, and Union Training Programs; and Building Training and Assessment Centers (BTAC) Program Program and FOA Description for Grants.go grant opened on April 7.


Community College Helps Oak Ridge Build Pipeline of Qualified Workers

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Community college partnerships can help the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) sites build their workforces, providing a pipeline of local qualified workers needed for cleanup.


DOE-NETL offers new grant application process starting April 7

Request for Information for Innovative Advanced Transformers grant opened on April 7.


Energy Department discusses Black Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Anticipated Schedule for Seminoe Pumped Storage Project on April 6

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOE-GFO grant application closes on June 2

Scaling the U.S. Solar Manufacturing Workforce RFI grant opened on April 7.


Digitalizing History One Record at a Time

News Release: In Morgantown, West Virginia, the Records and Information group, under the office of Legacy Management’s Archives and Information Management team, is in the midst of a herculean task: organizing thousands of Department of Energy records, some nearly a century old.


DOE Awards More Than $6 Million to Future Nuclear Workforce

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $6.3 million in scholarships and fellowships to students pursuing nuclear energy-related degrees across the United States. DOE is awarding 124 scholarships and fellowships to students at 39 colleges and universities.


VIDEO: What Does Energy Sovereignty Mean to You?

News Release: In a series of short interviews, tribal members and energy partners speak in their own words about energy sovereignty and what it means to them.


Energy Department discusses Notice of Staff Attendance at North American Electric Reliability Corporation Standard Drafting Team Meeting on April 6

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.