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Hanford Makes Progress Preparing Historic Building for Demolition
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Crews with EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) are making progress preparing one of the Hanford Site ’s oldest buildings for demolition.
Educators Tour ‘National Treasure’ at Savannah River Site
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Teachers from Aiken, Orangeburg and Barnwell counties in South Carolina recently learned what it takes to successfully lead students to a future in the nuclear industry during the Savannah River Site ’s (SRS) first educator tour of the H Canyon Chemical Separations Facility.
Paducah Builds Toward Ten-Year Goal to Significantly Reduce Site Hazards
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - EM workers continue to reduce chemical hazards at the Paducah Site with the recent shipment of 14 sodium fluoride traps, or exchange vessels, for off-site disposal and the elimination of the site’s entire chlorine gas cylinder inventory.
GAIN Vouchers Awarded to Accelerate Seven Advanced Nuclear Technologies
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative today to industry partners to support the development of several promising advanced nuclear technologies. All seven companies will leverage the expertise and research capabilities at select U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories to further advance their projects toward commercial deployment.
Testing Underway at Renovated Wastewater Load-in Station at Hanford
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently began testing the renovated load-in station at the Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) to ensure operational readiness. This is another step in preparing to treat tank waste on the Hanford Site.
EM Workers, Beekeeper Relocate Bees Creating Buzz at Idaho Site
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Alert employees teamed up with a regional beekeeper to save thousands of honeybees that recently took up residence at an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site facility and protect members of the workforce from potential, painful stings. Employees with EM contractor Idaho Environmental...
SRS Demonstrates New Safety Method for Radiological Construction Areas
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM recently demonstrated an innovative method that is a win for all involved - improving worker safety, reducing construction costs and minimizing radiological waste generation at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
Summer Interns Bring Unique Perspectives to Oak Ridge Cleanup
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - With a significant percentage of employees eligible for retirement in the next decade, the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractor UCOR are focused on initiatives that will bring interns and graduates into the workforce to learn from experienced personnel before they retire.
Doing Business at Savannah River Site: Companies Learn About Contract Process
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) recently supported the Savannah River Federal Business Opportunities Forum, a two-day event held in North Augusta, South Carolina.
Fishing Challenge Draws Professional Anglers to Savannah River Site
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Bragging rights weren’t the only thing on the line last month during the 7th Ultimate Fishing Challenge held on Savannah River Site (SRS). Twenty-six military veterans and mobility impaired anglers were paired with experienced fishing escorts from SRS and the broader local community to...
Waste Generator Workshop Returns to Las Vegas
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: Representatives from across the DOE complex gathered in Las Vegas earlier this year to attend the Waste Generator Workshop.
WIPP Moves Closer to Finishing Buildings for New Ventilation System
By DOE Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - Progress on the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System at EM ’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) continues, with crews rapidly approaching the completion of construction of its buildings.
Researchers Demonstrate Secure Information Transfer Using Spatial Correlations in Quantum Entangled Beams of Light
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma led a study recently published in Science Advances that proves the principle of using spatial correlations in quantum entangled beams of light to encode information and enable its secure transmission.
Laboratory for Laser Energetics joins team to develop commercial fusion energy
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
The US Department of Energy program partners private companies with national laboratories and universities to design the first commercial fusion power plant.
UVA-Led Discovery Challenges 30-Year-Old Dogma in Associative Polymers Research
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
A University of Virginia-led study about a class of materials called associative polymers appears to challenge a long-held understanding of how the materials, which have unique self-healing and flow properties, function at the molecular level.
Layers of self-healing electronic skin realign autonomously when cut
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Human skin is amazing. It senses temperature, pressure, and texture.
Rice U. grad student wins DOE research award
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
The goal of the program is to prepare graduate students for science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission by providing graduate thesis research opportunities through extended residency at DOE national laboratories.
Axions whisper, but can you hear them? FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers think so
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
To hear an axion, you have to be listening very, very carefully.
Treatment creates steel alloys with superior strength and plasticity
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
A new treatment tested on a high-quality steel alloy produces extraordinary strength and plasticity, two traits that must typically be balanced rather than combined.
Graduate Student Selected for DOE Research Program at Sandia National Lab
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science has selected physics graduate student Adam Christensen from The University of Texas at Austin to participate in the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program.