By DOE Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: AUGUSTA, Ga. - Safety challenges, nuclear materials and transportation, and emergency response were among the topics discussed at the recent Savannah River Safety Summit. Representatives of DOE headquarters, Savannah River Site (SRS), cleanup contractors, and others attended the second-annual event.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA) is looking to the future as it prepares the next generation of employees.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - Employees at EM West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) recently helped two local nonprofits with landscaping, maintenance, and other work as part of United Way volunteer efforts.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building on several bills to improve maternal health and welfare. The hearing is entitled, “Improving Maternal Health: Legislation to Advance Prevention Efforts and Access to Care."
By DOE Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Cleaning up Oak Ridge's East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) encompasses more than emptying and demolishing old, contaminated buildings. Another phase involves sampling, and lots of it, for EM teams to identify and remove contaminated slabs and soils.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
Release: WARSAW, POLAND - We are pleased to announce that on Aug. 31, 2019, in Warsaw, Poland, delegations of the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Poland, chaired by Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry, along with Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher and Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister Piotr Naimski, held the second meeting of the U.S.-Poland Strategic Dialogue on Energy.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM and cleanup contractor Fluor Idaho have completed the design for the cover to a 97-acre Cold War landfill as workers move closer to removing all targeted transuranic waste there.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM workers recently installed a new electrical service and distribution system at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP), providing more reliable power to cleanup operations.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, this week welcomed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette to Alaska to see energy-related opportunities and challenges across the state. During the trip, Brouillette visited operations on the North Slope, toured remote villages working to reduce their cost of energy, and met with local stakeholders.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, Secretary Perry was briefed by Under Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes, Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response Karen S. Evans, and other senior DOE officials about emergency preparedness underway for Hurricane Dorian.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, Secretary Perry was briefed by Under Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes, Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response Karen S. Evans, and other senior DOE officials about emergency preparedness underway for Hurricane Dorian.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, Secretary Perry was briefed by Under Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes, Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response Karen S. Evans, and other senior DOE officials about emergency preparedness underway for Hurricane Dorian.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) made the following statement on the retirement of Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL). Rep. Shimkus serves as the Republican Leader of the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee and as a member of the Communications and Technology and Health subcommittees.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) health advisory regarding the use of e-cigarettes...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 29, 2019
Release: Projects Involve both Universities and National Laboratories
By DOE Newswire | Aug 29, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted today’s proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolling back methane emissions standards for the oil and gas industry...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: Since 2004, LM and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) have been working jointly to recover, digitize, and manage records for the decommissioned Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) site for long-term stewardship. The contents of the boxes are important site records as evidence of communication...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican Energy and Commerce Committee leaders are pressing the Administration for an update on the implementation of a key provision of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6), the historic, committee-led bill signed into law in October 2018 to combat the nationwide opioid crisis.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
Release: Funding Will Go to Universities and National Laboratories
By DOE Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
Release: Vital medical isotope is used in over 40,000 medical procedures in the United States each day
