By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - A new chapter of cleanup is underway at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), a massive endeavor requiring EM to maintain its existing workforce while preparing new skilled workers for the challenges ahead.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) will resume using a rail line to ship waste offsite starting this month.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: MOAB, Utah - EM ’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project surpassed its own record, once again, recently completing its largest weekly shipment to date by transporting 21,092 tons of uranium mill tailings to the Crescent Junction disposal cell.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - With EM’s mission completed in major sections of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site ’s largest building, workers have emptied those areas to prepare them for closure under federal and state regulations.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, WA - A new vehicle monitoring system on the Hanford Site has increased efficiency and promotes driver safety by equipping hundreds of vehicles with a GPS device.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM ’s Office of River Protection (ORP) and its tank operations contractor are constructing a new facility on the Hanford Site to house about 160 craft personnel under one roof and improve the efficiency of tank farm operations.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
Release: Funding Supports University Faculty and Student Projects to Improve Resiliency and Development of Carbon-Free Nuclear Power
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Subcommittee on Energy will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, June 29, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. It is entitled, “The CLEAN Future Act and Electric Transmission: Delivering Clean Power to the People."
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed an important energy security bill...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $61 million in funding awards for 99 advanced nuclear energy technology projects in 30 states and a U.S. territory. The projects, $58 million of which will go to U.S. universities, will focus on nuclear energy research...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM workers have placed the first drum inside a new facility at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to support the interim storage, characterization, and shipment of plutonium for permanent disposal.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - By any measure, the amount of salt mined so far in Panel 8 at EM ’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is a lot, comparable in weight to more than 46,000 Ford F-150s, about 16,000 African bush elephants, nearly 510 Boeing 747s, two Titanics, or enough to coat the rims of 3.6 million margarita glasses.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: Successful collaborations have fueled EM ’s progress over the past 18 months, enabling a series of achievements while emphasizing health and safety protections during the COVID-19 pandemic, Acting Assistant Secretary William “Ike" White told members of the Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG) during its annual meeting earlier this month.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: According to The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Information Security Analyst's Occupational Outlook Handbook, cybersecurity jobs are among the fastest-growing career areas nationally. In fact, the BLS predicts the number of cybersecurity jobs will grow 31% through 2029 - that’s over seven times faster than the national average job growth of 4%.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a full Committee markup on Wednesday, June 23 at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Committee will mark up legislation advanced by the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee last week to increase access to safe, affordable water, and protect Americans from PFAS contamination.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: According to The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Information Security Analyst's Occupational Outlook Handbook, cybersecurity jobs are among the fastest-growing career areas nationally. In fact, the BLS predicts the number of cybersecurity jobs will grow 31% through 2029 - that’s over seven times faster than the national average job growth of 4%.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
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), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the president’s budget request for the U.S. Forest Service for Fiscal Year 2022.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in California v. Texas to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA):
By DOE Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court holding that the plaintiffs didn’t have standing.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Thursday, June 24, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, on public health data and social determinants of health. The hearing is entitled, “Empowered by Data: Legislation to Advance Equity and Public Health."
