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Leader Rodgers Remarks in Health Subcommittee Hearing on the Future of Biomedicine

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in a Health Subcommittee hearing entitled, “The Future of Biomedicine: Translating Biomedical Research into Personalized Health Care."


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Barrasso: Biden’s Executive Order is All About Backbreaking Moves to Build Bigger Bureaucracy

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), issued the following statement in response to President Biden signing an energy executive order.


Pallone & Eshoo Praise House Passage of 15 Health Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed 15 health bills...


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM is moving forward with full-scale deactivation of an unused, deteriorating facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge after workers successfully isolated potentially hazardous energy sources inside the building.


EM Nevada Receives Key Regulatory Approval for Last Active Groundwater Area

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The EM Nevada Program has earned a key regulatory approval necessary to advance its groundwater environmental corrective mission at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection (ORP ) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently reached a major safety milestone, surpassing 8.3 million work hours and 650 days without a lost-time injury for the second time in the history of the Hanford Tank Farms.


C2M2 Public Comment Period Open

News Release: The Department of Energy was seeking public comment on (C2M2). This comment period ended on Feb. 10, 2022. The request for information in the Federal Register provided detailed instructions on the information requested and the comment process. (Note: A second notice extended the original comment period to February 10.).


Deputy Energy Secretary Turk, EM Senior Advisor White Visit Savannah River Site

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Deputy Energy Secretary David M. Turk and EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White toured DOE facilities and the Aiken County Technology Laboratory (ACTL) during a visit to the Savannah River Site (SRS ) Dec. 2-3.


News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM is set to complete the 69th building demolition at the West Valley Demonstration Project early next year when crews finish knocking down the last structure standing that supported operations at the former Main Plant Process Building.


News Release: The Department of Energy was seeking public comment on (C2M2). This comment period ended on Feb. 10, 2022. The request for information in the Federal Register provided detailed instructions on the information requested and the comment process. (Note: A second notice extended the original comment period to February 10.).


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $2.5 Million  Prestigious Award Program for Nuclear Energy Faculty

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to launch a new (DECP). This prestigious program through the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) will support extraordinary faculty members as they embark on lifetimes of transformative research, education, and leadership aligned with the Office of Nuclear Energy mission.


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - An oil-spill facility-response plan reviewed by the team at Hanford ’s Volpentest Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response (HAMMER ) Federal Training Center proved critical to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Armed with that plan, the DOT responded to a southern California pipeline rupture that sent 3,000 barrels of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean in September.


Savannah River Site Employee Receives 2020 Federal Project Director Award

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White presented Pam Marks of the Savannah River Site (SRS) with the DOE’s Federal Project Director of the Year Award for 2020 during his visit to the site Dec. 2.


News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The environment at DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and underlying Snake River Plain Aquifer are considerably safer today following 30 years of cleanup in compliance with state and federal regulations.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.