News from 2023
EM Organizations Successfully Manage Stormwater Flow at Idaho Facility
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -Two EM organizations in Idaho are effectively working together to manage water at a Cold War-era facility at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site to protect the underlying aquifer used by 300,000 Idaho residents for agriculture, drinking water and municipal usage.
Chairs Rodgers, Bilirakis Announce Hearing on Ensuring American Leadership in Blockchain and Other Distributed Ledger Technologies
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) today announced a hearing titled “Building Blockchains: Exploring Web3 and Other Applications for Distributed Ledger Technologies."
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
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 titled “Looking Back Before Moving Forward: Assessing CDC's Failures in Fulfilling its Mission."
SRS H Canyon Facility Completes Cost-Saving System Inactivation
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Employees at the H Canyon Chemical Separations Facility at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently completed the inactivation of equipment related to a process system used in previous missions.
Oak Ridge Contractor Takes Next Step in Safety and Wellness Programming
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - When considering risks associated with nuclear cleanup, many people would list radiation, chemicals or falling debris. While correct, an Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management cleanup contractor is taking another step to consider an additional important safety factor - the mental health of employees.
Hanford Employees Engage Future Workforce in Cleanup Mission
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Several new partnerships will help provide the workforce necessary for the future of the Hanford Site’s cleanup mission.
Senate Armed Services Committee Professional Staff Visits Savannah River Site
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Members from the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services and other government agencies toured National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Department of Energy EM facilities at the Savannah River Site last week. Pictured, from left, are Adam Trull and Jonathan Epstein with the Senate...
DOE Announces $45 Million for Carbon Capture, Transport, and Storage to Reduce Carbon Pollution
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced up to $45.5 million in funding available to advance carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technologies and help establish the foundation for a successful carbon transport and storage industry in the United States.
DOE Launches New Energy Earthshot to Decarbonize Transportation and Industrial Sectors
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the launch of the Clean Fuels & Products ShotTM, a new initiative that aims to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from carbon-based fuels and products critical to our way of life.
DOE Transfers Spent Nuclear Fuel to Dry Storage as Part of Idaho Settlement Agreement
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has successfully transferred all Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) spent nuclear fuel from wet to dry storage.
MARVEL Microreactor Prototype Preps for Testing
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
An electric-powered prototype of one of the nation’s first microreactors has successfully been installed at a manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania and is gearing up for testing.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $34 Million to Deploy Clean Energy Technologies in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $34 million in funding to advance clean energy technology in 18 American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
LM Makes a Splash at 28th Annual Western Colorado Children’s Water Festival
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
It was the first session of the morning, but before she could give her water-quality presentation to the fifth graders gathered at her booth, Sara Woods had to fire up the crowd.
LM Co-Hosts Emergency Management Organization Annual Meeting
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Natural and man-made disasters seem to be wreaking havoc around the world. Federal, state, and local government organizations are continually considering these threats in their current and future emergency management planning.
LM Conservation Projects Protect, Restore, and Enhance LM Sites Nationwide
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management sustainability teams support DOE priorities, including ecological health, conservation, land reuse, land management, and energy conservation.
STEP Class Brings Science to Life at Savannah River Site
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
More than 50 fifth and sixth grade students from a school in Augusta, Georgia, recently experienced a unique hands-on environmental class in the forests of the Savannah River Site (SRS) to inspire early interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers at the site.
West Valley Supports Local Environmental Competition for Students
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
With support from EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP), students from local high schools recently joined a competition based on environmental topics, with this year’s special focus on adapting to climate change.
Sounding the Alarm at Hanford: It’s Only a Test
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Sound testing kicked off recently at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant as team members measured ambient sound levels throughout the plant’s facilities.
In Unique Fire Ecology Course, Students Practice Prescribed Burn at Savannah River Site
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Sixteen students from the University of Georgia have completed a popular spring semester course on fire ecology that included a prescribed burn of 375 acres of land at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
Hanford Contractors Celebrate Earth Day Cleaning Up Local Park
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Protecting the environment is key for EM’s Office of River Protection and Richland Operations Office, and that’s why dozens of Hanford Site employees joined forces to celebrate the importance of Earth Day by cleaning up one of the most popular local parks.