News and reports from the Department of Energy.

News Release: The American-Made Equitable and Affordable Solutions to Electrification Prize (EAS-E Prize) is offering $2.4 million in cash prizes and technical assistance vouchers to innovators who can help simplify the electrification processes for contractors and implementers. The prize aims to make the process faster and more affordable for homeowners across diverse communities and all housing types.

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - DOE Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) officials reached an important milestone this fall in preparing for a new onsite disposal facility by signing a record of decision with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Crews with EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) are performing risk-reduction activities to prepare a former plutonium processing facility on the Hanford Site for eventual disposition.

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) recently announced 18 communities across the U.S. as World War II (WWII) Heritage Cities, including four communities with sites important to DOE.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Energy and Commerce Committee markup on a Resolution of Inquiry on the Biden administration’s efforts to censor Americans by colluding with Big Tech.

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - An EM project at the Idaho National Laboratory Site successfully obtained important mapping and radiological data in what is believed to be the world’s first piloted drone mission inside a high-level radioactive waste storage vault.

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the Department released specific sections of a Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for a new Hanford Site Occupational Medical Services Contract that includes Sections C-Performance Work Statement; F-Deliveries or Performance; L-Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors; M-Evaluation Factors for Award; and Section H clause, entitled “Qualifications of Key Personnel.".

News Release: EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White and Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations Nicole Nelson-Jean last week visited the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), where they received briefings on key projects, and met with stakeholders and elected officials in southeast and northern New Mexico.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $20 million in funding for projects that will improve stakeholder access to region-specific information and technical assistance regarding the commercial deployment of carbon...

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Unique field trips for teachers and students alike that focus on environmental science in the vast forests of Savannah River Site (SRS) are up and running again after COVID-19 shut them down in 2020.

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Adding to the growing list of cooperative, or co-op, programs with colleges and universities, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM ) Office of River Protection (ORP) contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) has launched a new pathway to jobs on the Hanford Site.