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Paducah Mutual Aid Agreement Results in Savings to Fire District
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - A local fire chief recently praised the EM Paducah Site’s fire department for the team’s community-minded approach to emergency response.
EM Cleanup Partners Meet With SSFL Sacred Sites Council, California Leaders
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) Sacred Sites Council recently met with senior leaders from the State of California and the parties managing the cleanup at SSFL. The council is comprised of tribal leaders from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians; Feranadeño Tataviam Band...
Oak Ridge Internship Program Helps Build Future Workforce
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) contractor UCOR just completed its largest ever summer internship program. Forty students from 14 schools across the country gained valuable experience, and some finished their term with job offers in hand.
Biden-Harris Administration Launches Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Prize Competition
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Advanced Cybersecurity Technology (ACT) 1 Prize Competition. The ACT 1 Prize is part of the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity (RMUC) Program and supports President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to strengthen the...
First Uranium-Oxide Shipment from Portsmouth Reaches Disposal Destination
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - With the safe arrival of 120 storage cylinders by rail in west Texas last week, EM achieved another milestone in its offsite shipping and disposal of depleted uranium oxide (DUOx).
Park Service Employee Goes Above and Beyond to Help LM
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: The view from Angel Barker’s office might be the best in western Colorado.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $20 Million to Explore Potential of Geologic Hydrogen
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Given recent interest in the discovery of naturally accumulating deposits of subsurface hydrogen known as geologic hydrogen, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $20 million in funding to develop technologies that can stimulate the generation of hydrogen within the subsurface at the lowest cost and environmental impact.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $350 Million in Grants to States to Cut Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced today the availability of up to $350 million in formula grant funding to help...
Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie Announce Legislative Hearing on Drug Shortages
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a legislative hearing titled "Legislative Proposals to Prevent and Respond to Generic Drug Shortages."
DOE Releases Resources to Advance Cybersecurity by Design for the U.S. Energy Sector
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) released two resources to support the implementation of several strategic recommendations from the. This strategy, developed by the Securing Energy Infrastructure Executive...
LM Maintenance at Several Western Sites Supports Beneficial Reuse
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management mission to fulfill DOE’s post-closure responsibilities at its 101 sites across the United States includes long-term site surveillance and maintenance and ensures future protection of human health and the environment. One way LM fulfills this mission is by consistently assessing and identifying beneficial reuse opportunities at its sites, with intent to transfer each property back to the community, if possible.
STGWG Executive Committee Strategizes on Future Plans
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: On Aug. 24 and 25, the State and Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG) Executive Committee met in Denver, Colorado, to discuss STGWG interests and issues and plan for the coming year. The Executive Committee is chaired by a state representative and a tribal representative who act as co-convenors of...
Hanford Workers Upgrade Aging Facility to Support Capsule Transfer Project
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Workers with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently finished extensive modifications at the Hanford Site’s Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF), a significant step in preparations to move 1,936 radioactive capsules of cesium and strontium from the facility’s water-filled basin into dry storage casks starting in 2025.
DOE Announces $6.4 Million for University Research to Improve Hydrogen Turbine Performance
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $6.4 million for university-based research and development projects that will develop advanced materials and components to improve the performance of hydrogen-fueled turbines.
DOE Announces $30 Million for Technologies that Create Valuable Products from Otherwise Wasted Natural Gas While Reducing Methane Emissions from Flaring
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced up to $30 million for the development of advanced technologies to reduce or eliminate the need for natural gas flaring at oil production sites, a known source of methane emissions...
District Update: E&C Republicans are Championing Solutions to Lower Health Care Costs and Improve People’s Lives
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: House Republicans are fulfilling our Commitment to America as we lead on health care solutions to improve people’s lives. These policies will increase price transparency throughout the health care system, lower the cost of prescription drugs, bolster treatment and prevention programs for substance use disorders, and take care of mothers and infants.
SRS Achieves Savings After Changing Approach to Deactivating Facilities
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Contractor employees supporting the EM program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently reevaluated deactivation plans for legacy facilities in the site’s F Area, prompting a change in direction resulting in significant cost savings.
EM Delegation Travels To Japan To Engage in Information Exchange
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: JAPAN - Senior Advisor William “Ike" White and others with an EM delegation traveled to Japan to attend the 7th International Forum on the Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) this week to engage with experts from Japan and other countries.
How it Works: CESER’s New Energy Security and Resilience Learning Series
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Energy is essential to our daily lives and economy, but how does fuel move through pipelines and how is the demand for electric power met? Many of the concepts, processes, and technologies that make up the energy sector are complex and technical, making them difficult to understand or explain.
Energy Department’s Office of Electricity Appoints Permanent Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. -The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced the permanent appointment of Gilbert (Gil) Bindewald III as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, elevating him from acting status. The appointment is effective immediately.