By DOE Newswire | Nov 30, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced his intent to depart the FCC on Jan. 20, 2021 after eight years of service.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 30, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for up to $40 million, over a 5-year period, for the Operation and Maintenance of the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI 2.0) to support additional improvements in safety and environmental sustainability in offshore energy exploration and production.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for up to $40 million, over a 5-year period, for the Operation and Maintenance of the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI 2.0) to support additional improvements in safety and environmental sustainability in offshore energy exploration and production.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 27, 2020
News Release: Over the past decade, the frequency and sophistication of cyber-attacks have increased as our adversaries and strategic competitors have advanced their tactics from cyber-scanning to targeting the full compromise of critical energy control systems.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 27, 2020
News Release: Over the past decade, the frequency and sophistication of cyber-attacks have increased as our adversaries and strategic competitors have advanced their tactics from cyber-scanning to targeting the full compromise of critical energy control systems.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: Today, House Committee Chairs sent a letter to 61 federal agencies requesting information on conversions of political appointees to civil service positions during the Trump Administration.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: EM continues to make progress on its. EM Update is highlighting accomplishments in EM’s priority groups through the end of this year.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The final class of commissioning technicians recently completed the classroom portion of their in-depth systems training for operating the Hanford Site ’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. The technicians began their shift work earlier this month to finish the on-the job training...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Closure of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site ’s largest building, which once housed 65,000 cubic meters of Cold War weapons waste, is underway and is scheduled for completion next year.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - At the Hanford Site, weather data drives decisions that keep the workforce safe and healthy through high temperatures in the desert summer, powerful winds, and freezing rain and snow in the winter. The Hanford Meteorological Station is an invaluable resource for work planners and site leaders.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Reuse of transport platforms - large elevator-like devices installed outside facilities that allow workers to access multiple floors - among EM cleanup projects in Oak Ridge will save nearly $3.5 million.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: A number of notable accomplishments have positioned EM for continued success, and work completed ahead of schedule and under budget is due to effective partnerships with state and local officials in the communities around EM sites, regulators, and tribal nations, Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar said during the 19th Annual Combined Intergovernmental Meeting last week.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $35 million in funding for 11 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Submarine Hydrokinetic And Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems (SHARKS) program. SHARKS teams will develop new economically competitive Hydrokinetic Turbines (HKT) designs for tidal and riverine currents.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - EM’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office is installing the water treatment system for its On-Site Waste Disposal Facility at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant site. The disposal facility will hold much of the debris and other material from demolition of the large gaseous-diffusion...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - What’s the safest way to climb and inspect a 70-year-old, 250-foot-tall brick exhaust stack?
By DOE Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $35 million in funding for 11 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Submarine Hydrokinetic And Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems (SHARKS) program. SHARKS teams will develop new economically competitive Hydrokinetic Turbines (HKT) designs for tidal and riverine currents.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: CESER sponsors high-risk/high-reward RD&D projects that serve the public good through advancements in energy systems cybersecurity. Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) RD&D projects deliver advanced tools and technologies specifically for the energy sector’s operational technology (OT)-the...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: CESER sponsors high-risk/high-reward RD&D projects that serve the public good through advancements in energy systems cybersecurity. Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) RD&D projects deliver advanced tools and technologies specifically for the energy sector’s operational technology (OT)-the...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) Defense-Related Uranium Mines (DRUM) Program is joining a multiagency planning team to address uranium contamination on the Navajo Nation. The new 10-Year Plan is scheduled for completion by the end of 2020, and it identifies the next steps in addressing health and environmental risks associated with the legacy of uranium mining and milling on the Navajo Nation.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Chair Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai today urging him to assist companies as they prepare and plan to replace suspect network equipment, including companies...
