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The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management has begun demolishing a low-intensity test reactor in the Oak Ridge area.
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Granholm: 'Funding will support a first-in-the-nation facility' to convert fossil fuel waste
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced $16 million to build the nation's first-of-a-kind critical minerals production facilities in two states.
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Granholm: 'Deploying clean energy projects on America’s mine lands will unlock new opportunities'
The U.S. Department of Energy announced up to $450 million to advance clean energy projects on current and former mine lands.
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Granholm: 'Funding will help lower utility costs, cut emissions and create healthier environments for families'
The U.S. Department of Energy is taking applications for the competitive Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.
Energy
Stoddard: Hanford 'trainers develop innovative educational methods'
Hanford Mission Integration Solutions announced updates to the respiratory protection course at Hanford's Volpentest Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response (HAMMER) Federal Training Center.
Energy
Department of Energy announces 7 new appointees
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the appointment of seven new people by the Biden-Harris administration as well as five current appointees who are taking on new roles in the department.
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Wiborg: Demolition of contaminated Hanford Site buildings will reduce ‘long term surveillance and maintenance costs’
The Central Plateau Cleanup Company, a contractor with the Environmental Management Richland Operations Office, recently carried out the demolition of two contaminated buildings at the Hanford Site.
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Savannah River Site in South Carolina prepares to recycle, down blend fuel for advanced nuclear reactors as demand 'far exceeds' supply
The H Canyon chemical separations facility at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina is preparing to recycle its used, highly enriched uranium (HEU) and down blend it to provide fuel for advanced nuclear reactors in the United States.
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Little: 'This lab and its people that work here enrich the lives and livelihood across the state'
The U.S. Department of Energy recognized the efforts of the workers at the Idaho National Laboratory site after finishing a nuclear fuel wet-to-dry project ahead of schedule.
Energy
Granholm: 'Funding opportunity will ensure that the benefits of a clean energy economy are felt across the country'
The Department of Energy revealed $50 million in new funding from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for smart manufacturing technologies.
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Folk: DOE goal 'is to reduce risk to the environment by removing waste and closing tanks'
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management office at the Savannah River Site finalized a high-level waste tank milestones agreement with state and federal regulators.
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Granholm: New DOE standards 'lower household energy costs and deliver the safer, healthier communities that every American deserves'
The U.S. Department of Energy recently finalized new energy efficiency standards for window air conditioners and portable air cleaners.
Energy
Granholm: DOE is 'supercharging America’s drive towards an affordable and secure clean energy economy'
The Department of Energy announced $750 million is now available for research, development and demonstration efforts that aim to cut the costs of producing clean hydrogen.
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Granholm: 'The transformative potential of offshore wind energy is critical' to clean-energy goals
The U.S. Department of Energy has unveiled its Offshore Wind Energy Strategy, which outlines its initiatives to achieve President Joseph Biden's target of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030 with the goal to generate 110 GW or more by 2050.
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Arnold: 'Preparation for this first transfer will set us up for future success'
The Emergency Management Savannah River Site successfully transferred the initial discard of uranium solution as part of its new Accelerated Basin De-Inventory mission.
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King: 'Increasing the efficiency of catalysts is critical for developing sustainable solution'
A collaboration between the University of Chicago and the Energy Department's Argonne National Laboratory is working to develop a machine-learning method for metal-organic frameworks that can collect water from air and advance sustainable technology.
Energy
Energy Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab researchers 'excited' to make potential biofuel breakthrough with fungi
A study by the Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows certain anaerobic fungi called Neocallimastigomycetes could provide a breakthrough in biofuel technology.
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Aylor: 'This was a first-of-a-kind operation' in using a barge for an environmental cleanup
Cleanup crews from UCOR, a contractor for the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, used a barge on Poplar Creek to access a sediment cleanup site at the East Tennessee Technology Park.
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Bunch: 'We train constantly at SRS to ensure that our working dogs are able to provide critical support'
More than three dozen police K-9 teams from South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina took part in the U.S. Police Canine Association's annual spring canine detection trials in Aiken.
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Cole: Lower energy prices ensure no one has to choose between 'food on the table or fuel in the car'
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he recently designated legislation introduced by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) as H.R. 1 to signal it is a top legislative priority.
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