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Improving X-Ray Analysis with Artificial Intelligence

Ever play the “Spot the Difference” game, where you find tiny differences between two images? Now imagine there were big splotches of ink across each picture.


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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $100 Million to Support Commercialization of Clean Energy Technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $100 million in funding to support President Biden’s commitment to support clean energy technologies by providing a path to market for promising technologies


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LPO Announces Conditional Commitment for Loan to KORE Power, Inc. to Increase Domestic Battery Manufacturing

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) today announced a conditional commitment for an $850 million loan to help finance the construction of KORE Power, Inc.’s advanced battery cell manufacturing facility in Buckeye, Arizona.


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May 2023 Monthly Application Activity Report

Each month, the LPO Monthly Application Activity report updates:


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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $100 Million to Support Commercialization of Clean Energy Technologies

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $100 million in funding to support President Biden’s commitment to support clean energy technologies by providing a path to market for promising technologies. Developing and deploying innovative energy technologies is key to achieving the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals to deliver a clean energy future and achieve net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050.


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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $100 Million to Support Commercialization of Clean Energy Technologies

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $100 million in funding to support President Biden’s commitment to support clean energy technologies by providing a path to market for promising technologies. Developing and deploying innovative energy technologies is key to achieving the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals to deliver a clean energy future and achieve net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050.


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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $100 Million to Support Commercialization of Clean Energy Technologies

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $100 million in funding to support President Biden’s commitment to support clean energy technologies by providing a path to market for promising technologies. Developing and deploying innovative energy technologies is key to achieving the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals to deliver a clean energy future and achieve net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050.


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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $100 Million to Support Commercialization of Clean Energy Technologies

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $100 million in funding to support President Biden’s commitment to support clean energy technologies by providing a path to market for promising technologies. Developing and deploying innovative energy technologies is key to achieving the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals to deliver a clean energy future and achieve net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050.


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DOE’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Working Group Reconvenes in Idaho

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - A working group recently addressed policy and crosscutting issues impacting the handling, storage and disposition of DOE-managed spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in its first in-person meeting since late 2019.


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U.S. Department of Energy to Acquire High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Material

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking feedback on two draft requests for proposals (RFPs) to acquire high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU)-a crucial material needed to develop and deploy advanced reactors in the United States.


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Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Makes Progress in ‘Big Dig’ for New Ventilation System

News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - A new utility shaft at EM ’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently surpassed the 1,900-foot level continuing toward the underground waste repository depth of 2,150 feet. The concrete liner inside the shaft has been installed to its final depth of 873 feet; the remaining shaft will...


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Savannah River Site, Education Center Reflect on 40 Years of Partnerships

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - For almost four decades, DOE’s Savannah River Site (SRS) and the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken (USC Aiken) have partnered to bring science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to area students.


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Oak Ridge Partners With University to Grow Cleanup Workforce

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Nearly 85 miles west of Oak Ridge, 10,000 students attend Tennessee Tech University.


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DOE Awards Grant to the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce

News Release: Today, the Office of Environmental Management awarded a non-competitive financial assistance grant consistent with the Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act to the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce to provide a better understanding for the future use of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site. This project will consist of site mapping, community studies, data analysis, and development of recommended strategies.


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Nine Officers Join Top Tier of Protection at Hanford

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford Site is home to an elite team of patrol officers known as the Special Response Team (SRT), which just added nine new members.


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Savannah River Site Contractor’s Total Grant Awards to Teachers Approach $1 Million

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - An EM contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) awarded 114 local educators grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 during a recent celebration.


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Public press releases: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) publishes two in May

There were two press releases published by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in May.


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DOE Announces Winners of the First Annual Carbon Management Collegiate Competition

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced the winners of the American-Made Carbon Management Collegiate Competition. The competition challenged students to help shape the future of carbon management by proposing regional...


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CESER’s SLTT Team Partners with NASEO, NGA, and NARUC to Host Cross-Agency Trainings

News Release: As states face more severe and frequent threats to energy systems - including storms, natural disasters, physical attacks, and cybersecurity threats - it is important that government officials are prepared to respond to emergencies and coordinate energy restoration. Ensuring that our nation’s critical...


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CESER’s SLTT Team Partners with NASEO, NGA, and NARUC to Host Cross-Agency Trainings

News Release: As states face more severe and frequent threats to energy systems - including storms, natural disasters, physical attacks, and cybersecurity threats - it is important that government officials are prepared to respond to emergencies and coordinate energy restoration. Ensuring that our nation’s critical...