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E&C Republican Leaders Applaud HHS Rule to Assess Regulations, Request Additional Information from Trump Administration

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican...


Energy Department’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program Awards $30 Million in Initial Funding for Risk Reduction Projects

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $30 million in initial funding for one of three programs under its new Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP). DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) has selected five teams to receive $30 million in FY20 funding for Risk Reduction ...


President Donald J. Trump is Establishing America’s National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Administration announced the issuance of a National Strategy for the use of nuclear power and propulsion in space. Under President Trump’s leadership, the United States has recommitted itself to space discovery and exploration. As the U.S. embarks on a new generation of ...


Energy Department Announces $45 Million in Funding for Solar Technologies

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $45 million for research to advance solar hardware and systems integration, including the creation of a consortium dedicated to developing control technologies for a modernized electric grid.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $45 million for research to advance solar hardware and systems integration, including the creation of a consortium dedicated to developing control technologies for a modernized electric grid.


Hanford Medical Contractor Pivots to Provide Flu Shots During Pandemic

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Each year, the Hanford Site occupational medical services contractor provides influenza, or flu, immunizations for contractor and EM employees at more than a dozen clinics in buildings around the 580-square-mile site.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced $6.4 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) FE-FOA 0002397, University Turbines Systems Research (UTSR) - Focus on Hydrogen Fuels.


News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) conducted a training exercise with local emergency response agencies, held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued two Final Rules focused on quality-of-life improvements for the American people. The first rule ensures that Americans can have access to high-performance, time-saving clothes washers and dryers. The second rule ensures access to showerheads that can provide enough water for quality showers.


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The EM Office of River Protection (ORP) and contractor Bechtel National, Inc. have completed construction of the last of 94 systems in the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility at Hanford ’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP).


News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - EM recently launched a remodeled version of its popular virtual museum website covering the history of the Portsmouth Site.


News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM crews at Oak Ridge have laid protective soil over a 9-acre parcel at East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) where an oil tank farm once sat, and they’re preparing 21 acres of adjacent land for soil cover to improve site drainage.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Consolidated Group of Tribes and Organizations (CGTO) - a collection of 16 Native American tribes with cultural and historical ties to the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) - is helping solve a unique challenge at the NNSS, using traditional ecological knowledge and thousands of years of history in a collaborative effort to revegetate portions of the site’s complex terrain.


Department of Energy Issues Final Rules to Ensure American Families Have Access to High-performance, Labor-Saving Clothes Washers, Dryers, and Showerheads

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued two Final Rules focused on quality-of-life improvements for the American people. The first rule ensures that Americans can have access to high-performance, time-saving clothes washers and dryers. The second rule ensures access to showerheads that can provide enough water for quality showers.


LM’s DRUM Program Hits Two Major Milestones Toward Safeguarding Mines

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) Defense-Related Uranium Mines (DRUM) Program passed two major milestones in October, when DRUM completed its 1,000th final verification and validation (V&V) report and DRUM data was used to safeguard mine hazards.


News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - EM’s Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its cleanup contractor N3B hosted a virtual meeting last week with stakeholders to discuss progress to remediate and close Cold War-era waste disposal sites at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).


The Other 1%: How Bernadette Tsosie Amplifies Critical Voices at LM

News Release: Bernadette Tsosie won’t readily admit she’s a trailblazer, but once you hear her story, there’s no doubt that she forged a new path for Native American women.


Department of Energy Issues Small Business Research and Development Funding Opportunity Announcement

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs issued the second Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Fiscal Year 2021. The Phase I Release 2 FOA, with approximately $50 million in available...


Department of Energy Issues Small Business Research and Development Funding Opportunity Announcement

Release: Approximately $50 Million in New Grants Will Support Energy Innovation


The Other 1%: How Bernadette Tsosie Amplifies Critical Voices at LM

Release: Bernadette Tsosie won’t readily admit she’s a trailblazer, but once you hear her story, there’s no doubt that she forged a new path for Native American women.