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Following what Department of Homeland Security officials have called a “deliberate” attack on a power substation, Moore County, North Carolina, recently declared a state of emergency after power outages in the area that were caused by gunfire.

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Stonecat Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications discussed on Dec. 8 by Energy Department
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Portsmouth Tests Electric Mowers to Cut Emissions, Enhance Safety
News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - EM ’s Portsmouth Site recently evaluated the use of electric mowers to provide a safer, greener future for grounds maintenance activities. Emissions from gas- and diesel-powered mowers are an estimated 30 times worse than emissions from cars and trucks, and mower engine efficiencies...
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U.S. Department of Energy Establishes High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Consortium
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the establishment of a high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) consortium. The HALEU Consortium will help inform DOE activities to secure a domestic supply of HALEU-a crucial material needed to develop and deploy advanced reactors...
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White Joins Members of Congress to Celebrate Portsmouth’s 70th Anniversary
News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White recently joined elected officials, local stakeholders and nearly 2,000 employees at the Portsmouth Site to celebrate the gaseous diffusion plant’s 70th anniversary.
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Combined Notice of Filings discussed on Dec. 8 by Energy Department
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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DOE And NREL Announce First Cohort Of The Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator Program
News Release: On December 8, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced the first cohort of participants in the Clean Energy Cybersecurity AcceleratorTM (CECA) program, which aims to give next-generation cybersecurity tech a boost in the earliest stages of development to bring solutions to market more rapidly.
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Hanford’s ‘STEM Day’ Scores Big With High School Students
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - About 50 students from an area high school recently visited the Volpentest HAMMER Federal Training Center for STEM Day, an interactive event educating local students on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM ) mission, the Hanford Site and career opportunities available to the next-generation workforce.

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More Than 100 Fire Protection Professionals Attend Idaho Site Workshop
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The U.S. DOE Idaho Operations Office and its contractor partners, Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) and the Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC), collaborated to host the DOE/ Energy Facility Contractors Group Fire Protection Workshop at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site recently.

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Savannah River Site Grouts, Closes Liquid Waste Structures in Place
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM and its liquid waste contractor at Savannah River Site (SRS) have safely and successfully entombed in concrete two previously radioactive structures.
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Energy Department discusses Notice of Staff Attendance at the ReliabilityFirst Annual Meeting of the Members and the ReliabilityFirst Board of Directors Meeting on Dec. 8
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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E&C Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Encourage Investment & Innovation in Satellite Communications
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on forward-looking, bipartisan legislation seeking to promote competition, innovation, and American leadership in the thriving commercial satellite communications industry...

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DOE Announces $8 Million to Integrate Solar Energy Production with Farming
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $8 million for six solar energy research projects across six states and the District of Columbia that will provide new economic opportunities for farmers, rural communities, and the solar industry. The funding supports agrivoltaics-the...
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Alliance Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Revised Schedule for Environmental Review of the Proposed Three Rivers Interconnection Project discussed on Dec. 8 by Energy Department
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Naval Reactors Official to Serve as EM’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
News Release: EM has selected a director from the Office of Naval Reactors (NR) with over 26 years of experience in program management, policy and technical experience to serve as the cleanup program’s new principal deputy assistant secretary, effective this January.

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Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725J); Comment Request; Extension discussed on Dec. 8 by Energy Department
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on Dec. 8 by Energy Department
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Manchin, Barrasso, Cardin, Capito, Booker, Cramer, Coons, Risch and Murkowski Urge U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to Eliminate Prohibition on Supporting Civil Nuclear Energy Projects
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, ENR Committee Ranking Member John Barrasso, Ben Cardin (D-MD), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jim Risch (R-ID) and ...
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Energy Department discusses Cameron LNG, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Cameron LNG Amended Expansion Project on Dec. 8
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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A Team With a Touch for Equipment at Hanford Site
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Whether by barge, truck or train, when large pieces of equipment arrive at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) on the Hanford Site, the crane and rigging team is trusted to plan and perform delivery and installation.

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