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The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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More Than 100 People Attend Oak Ridge Meeting on Proposed Disposal Facility

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - More than 100 people attended a May 17 public meeting on the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management ’s (OREM) proposed onsite disposal facility.
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Ike White Discusses Cleanup With Alliance for Nuclear Accountability

News Release: EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White met with members of the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) on May 17 to discuss timely topics in the cleanup program, from DOE’s Justice40 Initiative and stakeholder involvement in EM’s Strategic Vision to waste disposal and deactivation & decommissioning (D&D ) work around the complex.
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Granholm: Coal communities can embrace clean energy to 'deliver more jobs, lower energy bill, cleaner air and water'

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm believes clean energy can help move former coal communities forward.
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Manchin Statement On Huff Confirmation To Lead DOE’S Office Of Nuclear Energy

Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted 80-11 to confirm Dr. Kathryn Huff to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy.
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Critical Infrastructure Improvements Support Sustainability in SRS Tank Farms

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM is improving operational reliability through critical infrastructure replacement at a Savannah River Site (SRS) tank farm.
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Vansycle II Wind, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization discussed on May 23 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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West Valley Makes Progress Toward Reducing Cleanup Footprint

News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) are working to close a former storage area for hazardous mixed waste, thereby reducing the site’s Cleanup footprint and helping protect the environment.
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DOE Announces Additional Notice of Sale of Crude Oil From The Strategic Petroleum Reserve

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced an additional Notice of Sale of up to 40.1 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). This Notice of Sale is part of President Biden’s announcement...
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Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on May 23

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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DOE Awards $3.6 Million to Promote Equity And Diversity in Clean Energy Innovation

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded $3.6 million to 18 groups and organizations through the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize - a first-of-its-kind competition designed to support entrepreneurship and innovation in communities historically underserved in federal climate...
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White, Congressional Members Survey Portsmouth D&D Progress, Meet With Community Members

News Release: PIKETON, Ohio - EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White accompanied two U.S. House of Representatives members from Ohio on a visit to the Portsmouth Site on May 20, attending a listening session afterward with members of the community, representatives of the Scioto Valley Council of Governments and the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative.
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Johnson Looks Back on 41-Year Federal Career, Including Three Decades in EM

News Release: Thomas Johnson Jr. retires on May 31 after 41 years in the federal government, 30 of them in EM. He has served as the DOE Savannah River Site (SRS) deputy manager since September 2018, and as associate deputy manager at the site from 2015 to 2018. Johnson started his EM career at SRS as a remedial project...
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Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Idaho Cleanup Project discussed on May 23 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Soil Flushing System to Accelerate Hanford Groundwater Cleanup

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) is preparing to employ an innovative treatment system at the Hanford Site to speed up the removal of contamination in the soil near the Columbia River.
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Energy Department discusses Agency Information Collection Extension on May 23

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Energy Department discusses South Portland ESS, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization on May 23

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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DOE Expands SolSmart Program to Deploy More Solar Energy to Underserved Communities

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced two awardees to manage the expansion of SolSmart - a program that has helped hundreds of communities remove red tape to increase solar deployment and expand access to clean energy. DOE also announced that more than 60 new communities...
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