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CESER Announces New Funding Recipient to Fortify Energy Delivery Systems
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a seventh selection for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response’s (CESER) University-Based Scalable Cyber-Physical Solutions Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
DOE Prepares for Hurricane Season, and So Can You
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
June 1 marks the first day of hurricane season in the U.S., which runs until November 30.
Wildfire Awareness Month: How You Can Prepare
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Between 2016 and 2020, the federal government spent an average of $2.5 billion per year on fire suppression in federal lands alone.
U.s. Department Of Energy Announces Purchases For The Strategic Petroleum Reserve
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that it will purchase up to 3 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in continuation of the Biden-Harris Administration’s three-part replenishment plan.
DOE CESER Helps Fortify the Energy Sector’s Digital Supply Chain with GE Gas Power
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) today announced a collaboration with GE Gas Power to test one of the company’s critical infrastructure systems used in gas, steam, and wind applications.
Claflin University Students Find Potential Careers at Savannah River Site
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Students from Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, recently toured the DOE Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) Savannah River Site (SRS) to learn about the array of occupations and operations across the 310-square-mile environmental reservation.
West Valley Workers Dismantle Former Fuel Reprocessing Cell
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project continue to dismantle a cell of the Main Plant Process Building, one of the site's last remaining major facilities whose successful demolition will further reduce environmental risks.
Paducah Contractor Challenges Students to ‘Hack’ Plastics Waste Problem
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Students from three regional high schools recently teamed up for Hack the Plastics, an event created by the DOE Office of Environmental Management's (EM) Paducah Site cleanup contractor to “hack,” or propose solutions, to help solve a part of the global plastics waste problem.
Manchin Announces $140 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for West Virginia to Address, Reclaim Abandoned Mine Lands
By DOE Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that West Virginia will receive $140,684,000 in Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML). This funding was part of the Energy Infrastructure Act that ...
Hanford Trains DOE Team on Assessing Damage to Energy Infrastructure
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently trained members of the DOE Catastrophic Incident Response Team on damage assessment and restoration after a natural disaster.
My Path to DOE's Office of Environmental Management: Recent Graduate Shares Her Story With Podcast Host
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
While preparing for a recent podcast episode that brought attention to the DOE Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) hiring efforts and associated challenges, Michael Butler, host of the “Gone Fission Nuclear Report Podcast,” came across a recent college graduate who joined EM’s Office of External Affairs team last year.
Test Runs Improve Hanford Waste Treatment Plant System Reliability
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
A team at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site recently tested the plant’s autosampling system, capping off an effort to address technical challenges affecting system reliability.
Savannah River Site Safety Expo Reinforces Safety Culture
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The Savannah River Site (SRS) recently hosted its annual safety expo, featuring nearly 60 informational booths designed to educate and engage employees on a variety of topics that underpin the site’s safety culture, legacy and performance.
Oak Ridge Contractor’s Grants Benefit 29 Regional Schools This Year
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Oak Ridge’s cleanup contractor is awarding $40,000 in grants for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects that benefit 29 schools across a nine-county region.
Idaho Facility Now Processing 100% Radioactive Liquid Waste
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) has progressed to treating sodium-bearing waste entirely, the next step in efficiently removing remaining liquid radioactive waste from nearby Cold War-era underground tanks and closing them to protect the environment.
Newly Updated Strategic Vision Sets Course for EM Cleanup Over Next Decade
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
EM today released its Strategic Vision 2023-2033, a blueprint to the program’s anticipated cleanup achievements over the next decade.
Manchin Announces Tokamak Energy Inc. Chosen to Help Advance the Development of Fusion Energy
By DOE Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that Tokamak Energy Inc., with operations in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as one of eight companies nationwide to ...
EM Leaders Attend State and Tribal Group Conference, Tour Nevada Cleanup
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Two EM senior leaders visited southern Nevada recently to learn about the latest work of the EM Nevada Program and other organizations at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).
Oak Ridge Groundbreaking: Viewing Platform Brings Historic K-25 Into Perspective
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Officials celebrated progress on a facility here last week that will give the public a new perspective of what was once the world’s largest building as they broke ground for the K-25 Viewing Platform at the East Tennessee Technology Park.
WIPP Mine Rescue Team Uses Lifesaving Skills in Highway Accident
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Members of EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) mine rescue teams recently put their lifesaving skills into action, possibly saving a young woman’s life as they were returning from a mine rescue competition in Ruidoso, New Mexico.