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News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM is employing 3D laser scanning to further ensure safety and accuracy in work at the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS).

Rock Climbing Lured Engineer to the West, Cleanup Project Keeps Him There

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - After earning engineering degrees from Cornell University, Christopher Graham left the east coast for the Rocky Mountains to advance his interest in rock climbing. He got a job in Spokane, Washington, and climbed on the weekends.

Hanford Continues Safety Systems Testing for Waste Treatment Plant

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection (ORP) contractor Bechtel National, Inc. continues to make progress on testing secondary safety systems installed to prevent situations that could potentially harm the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP), workers, or the environment.

Completion of Waste Transporter System Marks Progress Toward Hanford Waste Treatment

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The final six of 43 specially-fabricated Immobilized Low-Activity Waste (ILAW) pallets arrived on the Hanford Site earlier this month. After planning, design, fabrication, and testing by EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions...

Reducing the Legacy Footprint: EM Nears Deactivation of F Area Facilities at SRS

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM and the management and operations contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have made significant progress in decommissioning legacy facilities in an area of the site known as F Area.

Regenerative Grazing Benefits LM Site from the Ground Up

News Release: The sprawling, 1,527-acre Shirley Basin South, Wyoming, Disposal Site sits within rolling grassland and sagebrush steppe about 60 miles south of Casper. A uranium mill at the Shirley Basin site processed uranium ore from the 1960s to the 1980s, and a disposal cell on the site now safely encapsulates the radioactive tailings produced in the milling process, as well as contaminated soils and building materials from the old mill.

Oak Ridge Contractor Highlights Initiatives to Attract Next-Generation Workforce

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Ken Rueter, president and CEO of Oak Ridge cleanup contractor UCOR, led a virtual presentation recently to the Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) highlighting partnerships and programs that help train and attract the next-generation workforce to advance cleanup at the site.

E&C Subcommittee Announces Additional Details for Hearing with COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturers

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced that next week’s fully remote Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 10:30 a.m. EST. The hearing is entitled, “Pathway to Protection: Expanding Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines."

Subcontractor to Support Radioactive Capsules Transfer to Dry Storage at Hanford

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently selected a subcontractor to continue work on the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF) at the Hanford Site and install equipment needed to transfer nearly 2,000 highly radioactive capsules from a water-filled basin to safer interim dry storage.

Rodgers and Latta Urge NTIA to Prioritize Unserved and Rural Areas for Broadband Deployment 

News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) sent a letter today urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to prioritize unserved and rural areas for broadband deployment.

E&C GOP Leaders Unveil the Boosting Broadband Connectivity Agenda

News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement on a comprehensive package of 28 bills that aim to turbocharge public and private investment...

Pallone Welcomes First Day of Special Enrollment Period on HealthCare.gov

By DOE Newswire | Feb 15, 2021

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the first day of the special enrollment period to sign up for coverage at HealthCare.gov, which President Biden reopened to expand access to quality, affordable health care during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Leader Rodgers: Republicans demonstrated yesterday that we are serious about bipartisanship

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at the beginning of today’s markup.

DOE Awards Savannah River Site Security Services Contract

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded the Security Services contract at the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina to SRS Critical Infrastructure Security, LLC (SCIS) of Herndon, VA.

Rather than Seek Unity to Crush the Pandemic, E&C Democrats Block all Republican Amendments.

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee concluded its reconciliation markup for COVID relief.

Pallone on Committee Passage of COVID-19 Relief Legislation

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Committee passed COVID-19 relief budget reconciliation legislation...

CESER Celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science

News Release: Did you know that women make up more than 20 percent of the cybersecurity workforce? While men still outnumber women in cybersecurity by three to one, more women are joining the field - and they’re pursuing top leadership roles.

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $100 Million for Transformative Clean Energy Solutions Supporting President Biden's Climate Innovation Agenda

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In support of the Biden Administration’s climate innovation agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $100 million in funding for transformative clean energy technology research and development via its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) OPEN...

DOE Issues Final Request for Proposal for the Moab Remedial Action Contract

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) is issuing the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Moab Remedial Action Contract (“Moab RAC"). The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project (Moab UMTRA Project) is responsible for remediation of EM’s Moab Site through the Moab RAC.

CESER Celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science