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Savannah River Lab, Hanford Collaborate on Tank Waste Cleanup Mission
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - More than 100 people from Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the Hanford Site recently participated in a workshop in which they shared analytical knowledge focused on EM’s tank waste cleanup mission.
DFLAW Program Employees Now Use Hanford’s Computer Network
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) has transitioned more than 1,000 Bechtel National Inc. (BNI) computer users from the company’s corporate network to the Hanford Site network.
New Operations Base Supports Future Cleanup at Oak Ridge’s Y-12
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - An area cleaned up by the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) years ago is becoming a new base of operations for hundreds of workers who will conduct large-scale cleanup at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
Summer Interns Learning the Office of Environmental Management Ropes With Savannah River Site Contractor
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Forty-four students from across the country are embarking on a paid trial run in the nuclear industry with the Office of Environmental Management's (EM) liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site this summer.
EM Updates Cleanup 'By the Numbers'
By DOE Newswire | Jul 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) has updated its popular “By the Numbers" feature, which illustrates progress at cleanup sites through quick and clear infographics.
DOE Announces Plans to Purchase Another 6 Million Barrels of Oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve Replenishment
By DOE Newswire | Jul 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Petroleum Reserves announced that it plans to purchase about 6 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), with receipts scheduled for October and November 2023. This purchase is in continuation of the Biden-Harris...
DOE Announces Plans to Purchase Another 6 Million Barrels of Oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve Replenishment
By DOE Newswire | Jul 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Petroleum Reserves announced that it plans to purchase about 6 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), with receipts scheduled for October and November 2023. This purchase is in continuation of the Biden-Harris...
Protecting Critical Systems by Designing with Security and Resilience in Mind
By DOE Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: The best cybersecurity measures are those that prevent attacks from ever happening. Cyber-informed engineering (CIE) is an approach that allows engineers to design critical infrastructure systems that are hardened against cyberattacks from the start. Using CIE, engineers can create systems that mitigate against worst-case-scenarios even before digital technologies are incorporated.
DOE Awards Financial Assistance Cooperative Agreement to the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
By DOE Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a non-competitive financial assistance Cooperative Agreement (DE-EM0005272) according to Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act language to the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA CBP), of Washington DC, to work collaboratively with Governors to solve the continued challenges posed by waste management and cleanup at DOE sites.
EPA and DOE Announce Partnership to Provide More than $1 Billion to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector
By DOE Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced their partnership to provide more than $1 billion in funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to help reduce wasteful methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, one of the primary drivers of the climate crisis.
Protecting Critical Systems by Designing with Security and Resilience in Mind
By DOE Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: The best cybersecurity measures are those that prevent attacks from ever happening. Cyber-informed engineering (CIE) is an approach that allows engineers to design critical infrastructure systems that are hardened against cyberattacks from the start. Using CIE, engineers can create systems that mitigate against worst-case-scenarios even before digital technologies are incorporated.
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) publishes two press releases in June
By DOE Newswire | Jul 5, 2023
There were two press releases published by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in June.
DOE Hits the Road to Showcase Decarbonization of American Buildings and Plants
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today launched the first season of the Better Climate Challenge Road Show, a video series highlighting the leadership of public and private organizations in decarbonizing buildings and industrial plants.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $135 Million to Reduce Emissions Across America’s Industrial Sector
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $135 million for 40 projects that will reduce carbon pollution from the industrial sector and move the nation toward a net-zero emissions economy by 2050 by advancing key transformational and innovative technologies.
DOE Announces Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize Winners
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced six grand prize winners of the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.5 Million Investment to Equitably Grow Solar Energy Workforce
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
DOE Launches New Round of American-Made Solar Prize
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of the American-Made Solar Prize Round 7
EM’s Avery Meets With Community Partners Invested in SRS Cleanup
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Jeff Avery, EM ’s principal deputy assistant secretary, participated in a meet-and-greet last week in Washington, D.C., with two community partners involved in EM’s cleanup mission at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Pictured from left are Robbie Bennett, president and CEO of the Savannah River Community Reuse Organization, Avery, and Will Williams, president and CEO of the Western South Carolina Economic Development Partnership.
Highlights of Environmental Cleanup Over Past Five Years at Los Alamos
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B) recently marked the five-year anniversary of the first EM contract dedicated to legacy cleanup at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
Energy Department Awards $1.2 Million in Funding for Storage Social Equity Initiative
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced it selected four organizations to receive funding under the Energy Storage for Social Equity (ES4SE) Initiative. ES4SE is designed to empower disadvantaged communities to consider energy storage technologies as a viable path toward achieving their energy goals.