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Strengthening Cybersecurity Across the Liquified Natural Gas Lifecycle

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) released the. The LNG Cybersecurity Framework, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), will help industry partners manage and reduce cyber risks at all stages of the LNG lifecycle, from the liquefaction process through distribution. It is an application of the broader within the LNG industry.


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Energy, Interior Departments Consult Tribes on Managing Rattlesnake Mountain

News Release: DOE is committed to improving the protection of tribal sacred sites - and access to those sites by tribes - through enhanced interdepartmental coordination, collaboration and action. Consistent with the 2021 Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Interagency Coordination and Collaboration for the Protection...


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Public press releases: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response publishes three in April

There were three press releases published by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response in April.


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Savannah River Site Collaborates to Support U.S. Warfighters

News Release: CHARLESTON, S.C. - Leaders from the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic, DOE’s Savannah River Site (DOE-SR) and EM ’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) recently briefed stakeholders on efforts to collaborate in science and technology fields that may significantly enhance national security.


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DOE Announces 6 Million Barrels for Strategic Petroleum Reserve Replenishment

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Petroleum Reserves announced that contracts have been awarded for the acquisition of 3 million barrels of U.S. produced crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). These contracts follow the Request for Proposal that was...


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State Releases Report, Marking Another Step In EM’s Cleanup At ETEC

News Release: SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) released a report last week to inform the public of possible impacts from EM ’s cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL).


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Standing Tall: Hanford Reactor Cocoon Voted Local Project of the Year

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - An EM priority project in 2022 continues to earn accolades in 2023.


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Oak Ridge Newscast Wins National Award in First Year on Air

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - In the first year of producing its groundbreaking monthly news show, “Energycast Oak Ridge," the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) took home a national award recognizing excellence in storytelling and public outreach.


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Miss America Brings Nuclear Energy Message to Women Engineers at Hanford

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Office of River Protection and contractor Washington River Protection Solutions recently hosted a high-profile advocate for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.


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Kayenta Township Hosts Uranium 101 Workshop in Arizona with Tribal and Federal Partners

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) and its Navajo Nation Public Affairs team led a fourth Uranium 101 workshop with Kayenta Township, Arizona, May 16, 2023. The Community Outreach Network includes federal agencies and Navajo Nation departments and programs who share a goal to educate and inform Navajo communities about the risks that uranium mines pose and how to protect people from exposure.


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Oak Ridge Honors Small Businesses for Critical Role in Cleanup

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) cleanup contractor UCOR recognized six small businesses at a ceremony last week for their support of EM ’s cleanup mission.


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68 press releases published in February by U.S. Department of Energy

There were 68 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Energy in February.


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Strengthening Cybersecurity Across the Liquified Natural Gas Lifecycle

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) released the. The LNG Cybersecurity Framework, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), will help industry partners manage and reduce cyber risks at all stages of the LNG lifecycle, from the liquefaction process through distribution. It is an application of the broader within the LNG industry.


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EM Invests $30 Million in Hanford Tank Waste Research & Development

News Release: A new $30 million investment by EM will fund research and technology development led by DOE’s national laboratories aimed at better addressing tank waste at the Hanford Site.


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Tribal Energy Snapshot: Seminole Tribe of Florida

News Release: Hybrid Solar-Plus-Battery Storage System Boosts Energy Security in Tribe’s Rural Areas.


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The NCCS’s operational orchestrator of high-performance computing: Ashley Barker

At the National Center for Computational Sciences, Ashley Barker enjoys one of the least complicated–sounding job titles at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory:


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Partnership offers direct career path from Pellissippi State to ORNL

A partnership between Pellissippi State Community College and Oak Ridge National Laboratory is set to bring new career options to students and a stronger workforce to the national lab.


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Subtle Signs of Fluctuations in Critical Point Search

Physicists analyzing data from gold ion smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility for nuclear physics research at DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, are searching for evidence that nails down a so-called critical point in the way nuclear matter changes from one phase to another.


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Kelly Stifter and Julia Gonski awarded 2023 Panofsky Fellowships at SLAC

Kelly Stifter and Julia Gonski have been named 2023 Panofsky Fellows at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.


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Ordering ions: ORNL study inches toward answer on power source origins

A study led by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory could uncover new ways to produce more powerful, longer-lasting batteries and memory devices.