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Practice Makes Perfect: Hanford Plant Drills for Long-term Success
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) staff at the Hanford Site recently conducted a drill simulating the response to an abnormality in the plant’s power system.
B Reactor: Preserving a Transformative Piece of U.S. History
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: This EM story focuses on the Manhattan Project, the origin of EM’s nuclear cleanup mission. America’s greatest scientific and engineering minds, craft workers and military members worked side by side at several secret sites including Los Alamos, New Mexico; Richland, Washington; and Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $100 Million to Transform Climate Pollution into Sustainable Products
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today it is making $100 million available through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support states, local governments, and public utilities in purchasing products derived from converted carbon emissions. The goal is to speed...
Teamwork, Safety, and Dedication Drove Success During Amchitka Trip
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: After months of planning, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) staff and a support team traveled by plane and boat to the Amchitka, Alaska, Site to monitor, inspect, and conduct environmental sampling. Their goal was to ensure site conditions continue to keep the environment and human health protected.
U.S. Department of Energy to ‘Supercharge’ Energy Storage through $30 Million in Awards and Opportunities
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA, GA-The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced more than $30 million in awards and funding opportunities at the Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) Summit in Atlanta. The opportunities include two $15 million Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) for...
Meet Our Team: Mike Vehar
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Mike Vehar joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy as an engineer in March 2023. Duty-stationed in Miami, Florida, he serves as a technical expert supporting technical assistance and administering financial assistance awards to American Indian nations, Alaska Native villages, and tribal and intertribal organizations.
DOE Awards Portsmouth Decontamination and Decommissioning Contract
By DOE Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded the Portsmouth Decontamination and Decommissioning Contract (PORTS D&D) to Southern Ohio Cleanup Company, LLC (SOCCo) of Aiken, South Carolina for work to be performed at the Portsmouth Site in southern Ohio.
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $32 Million to Strengthen Nation’s Critical Minerals Supply Chain
By DOE Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $32 million for projects that will help build facilities that produce rare earth elements and other critical minerals and materials from domestic coal-based resources. The...
U.S. Department of Energy Announces NOI For $4 Million in Sensor Data Analytics Demonstrations Funding
By DOE Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a notice of intent (NOI) for the Office of Electricity to issue a $4 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA). This FOA aims to enhance grid reliability and resilience given the availability of advanced data collection and analysis to develop the grid of the future.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response publishes six press releases in May
By DOE Newswire | Jul 14, 2023
There were six press releases published by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response in May.
LM Contract Manager Obi Diei-Anene Receives Employee of the Year Award
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management has honored Contract Manager and Procurement Analyst Obi Diei-Anene with the Philip C. Leahy Employee of the Year Award. LM announced that Diei-Anene was the recipient of this year’s award at a meeting in June.
EM Engages With Stakeholders at Nuclear Legislative Working Group Meeting
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) recently hosted the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL ) Nuclear Legislative Working Group (NLWG ) meeting, offering a tour of the site and facilities for lawmakers to discuss nuclear related legislation and engage with DOE and EM officials.
EM Awards $14 Million Fee to Portsmouth Site Contractor
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - EM’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) recently awarded $14 million, or about 95% of the available fee to the prime contractor at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio for its performance in the first half of fiscal year 2023, or Oct. 1 of last year through March 28 of this year.
Hanford Plant Hosts First-Ever Heavy Equipment Safety Expo
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Employees at the Hanford Site's Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant recently hosted their inaugural Heavy Equipment Expo. The event offered employees a chance to safely interact with and learn about the heavy equipment and machinery they could encounter at the plant. “This was...
WIPP’s ‘Big Dig’ Reaches New Air Shaft Milestone
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: Connection work to underground repository now begins.
Savannah River Site Checks Off EM Priority With Disposal Unit Construction
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM has authorized the newest mega-size disposal unit to begin operating at the Savannah River Site (SRS), checking off another priority for the cleanup program for 2023.
EM, Advisory Board Team Up for Paducah’s Groundwater Cleanup Video
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - The Paducah Site and the Paducah Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) have teamed up to produce a documentary video about EM’s groundwater cleanup program, resulting in a collaborative communication tool that helps audiences understand efforts to remediate off-site groundwater contamination.
Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum Considers Next Steps as Carbon Management Industry Matures
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced today that it will be stepping down as Secretariat of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF), an organization dedicated to fostering collaboration to advance carbon capture and storage technologies.
Early Career Professional Session New to 2023 National Cleanup Workshop
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. - In an inaugural National Cleanup Workshop session this year, early career professionals can learn more about the Office of Environmental Management (EM) and how to grow and succeed in the DOE cleanup program.
DOE Invests Over $23 Million to Reduce Carbon Emissions Across the United States
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 16 projects across 14 states are set to receive $23.4 million to provide locally-tailored technical assistance and enhanced stakeholder engagement around carbon management technologies. The projects, housed at both universities and...