By DOE Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered farewell remarks on the House Floor today. Walden will retire from over 30 years of public service, including 22 in Congress, at the end of the 116th Congress.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Trump Administration announced the release of the National Space Policy, which advocates for developing and deploying nuclear power and propulsion systems on U.S. space missions. President Trump’s National Space Policy affirms the Nation’s commitment to leadership in the ...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - 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) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement on House passage of four bipartisan energy bills.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce 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 four energy bills...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
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 four health care bills this week...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed H. Res 549, a resolution reaffirming the House’s commitment to diversity in media...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - 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), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on House passage of a resolution to reaffirm the House’s commitment to media diversity.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
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) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement on House passage of four health bills.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2020
News Release: SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - EM workers have demolished two of the final eight DOE-owned buildings remaining at the former Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) site in Ventura County, California.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - On Nov. 28, 1950, newspapers and radio stations announced that the then-named Savannah River Plant would be constructed in Aiken and Barnwell counties in South Carolina at the direction of President Harry S. Truman.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2020
News Release: MOAB, Utah - A swath of remediated property at EM’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project is now part of a large-scale research study to help identify better revegetation methods for the EM site and other desert areas across the southwest U.S...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2020
News Release: The Energy Department recently announced an investment of up to $65 million through its Connected Communities funding opportunity. Projects selected will leverage the latest advancements in building science, such as state-of-the-art sensors, controls, and analytics, to manage and deploy grid-scale energy efficiency and distributed energy resources with greater flexibility.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2020
News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - Workers for the deactivation and decommissioning prime contractor at the Portsmouth Site recently celebrated 4 million safe work hours without a lost-time injury.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Members of the Savannah River Site (SRS) Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) project team received Secretary of Energy Appreciation Awards for completing the last major piece of the liquid waste treatment system at SRS.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection (ORP) contractors Bechtel National Inc. (BNI) and Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently joined forces to test transfer lines that establish the first connection between the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) and an operating tank farms facility at the Hanford Site.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2020
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - EM is scheduled this year to remove 750,000 pounds of R-114 refrigerant, commonly known as Freon, from the Paducah Site. R-114 was used to cool equipment in the uranium enrichment process at gaseous diffusion plants during production years. R-114 is a historic contributor to ozone depletion...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2020
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - The EM West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Site workforce surpassed its goal for this year’s food drive, collecting 125,000 pounds of items for nine area pantries, including 400 turkeys.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 7, 2020
Release: DOE Programs Support Cross-Cutting Research WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a plan to provide up to $12 million for new research on nuclear data. The aim is to expand and improve the quality of data needed for a wide range of nuclear-related activities from basic ...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 7, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President-elect Joe Biden announced several key nominations and appointments of his incoming health care team, which includes Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services; Dr. Vivek...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 7, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) Atomic Legacy Cabin (ALC) in Grand Junction, Colorado, celebrated Nuclear Science Week on October 19-23, 2020. Nuclear Science Week is an international, weeklong celebration of local, regional, and international innovations and careers in...
