By DOE Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) signed a formal agreement with Schneider Electric as the first equipment manufacturer for DOE's Cyber Testing for Resilient Industrial Control System program (CyTRICS). CyTRICS...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
Release: Innovators Encouraged to Partner with National Labs to Drive Technology Commercialization
By DOE Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) spoke on the House Floor today to share his opposition to the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, H.R. 4447.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it has approved Critical Decision 1 for the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) project, a one-of-a-kind scientific user facility that would support research and development of innovative nuclear energy and other technologies.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) on the search for a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine the public can trust. The hearing is entitled, “Pathway to a Vaccine: Ensuring a Safe and Effective Vaccine People Will Trust."
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Construction progress continues at the Integrated Disposal Facility (IDF), an essential component of a high-priority project to begin treating tank waste at the Hanford Site.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - EM and its stakeholder and industry partners have responded to COVID-19-related challenges that few if any could have foreseen just six months ago, according to participants at the National Cleanup Workshop.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM has resumed processing high-level waste (HLW) inside the Tank Closure Cesium Removal (TCCR) module at the Savannah River Site (SRS) following an extended maintenance outage.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has announced up to $2 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002376, Enabling Gasification of Blended Coal, Biomass, and Plastic Wastes to Produce Hydrogen with Potential for Net-Negative Carbon Dioxide Emissions.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractor, UCOR, are celebrating reaching next month. This is a historic achievement that will mark the first-ever cleanup of a uranium enrichment complex in the world.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - EM is undergoing a culture change that has resulted in significant achievements over the past several years, and the promise of continued successes ahead, Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar told the audience at the National Cleanup Workshop.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing to examine the development of emerging offshore energy technologies, including renewable resources such as offshore wind and marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Chemists inside the Analytical Laboratory at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant have finished testing high-purity gas systems that will help technicians analyze incoming samples and determine the correct glass-forming recipe for treating low-activity waste.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A National Cleanup Workshop panel of DOE leaders and local, community, and contractor representatives focused on the benefits and successes of EM’s hallmark Strategic Vision document released earlier this year.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - EM workers on Sept. 16 safely tore down the ninth of 10 buildings scheduled for demolition at the Radioactive Materials Handling Facility (RMHF) at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) in Ventura County. The building was used for administrative functions, low-level waste...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to make available $122 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) Initiative for U.S. Basins.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to make available $122 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) Initiative for U.S. Basins.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an address at the National Cleanup Workshop, EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White said EM remains on track for 2020 to be a significant year for achievement despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Savannah River Site (SRS) is on the verge of a new era of processing radioactive waste as workers prepare to start hot operations at a facility 18 years in the making, DOE-Savannah River Manager Mike Budney said at this year’s National Cleanup Workshop.
