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News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM cleanup contractor UCOR is raising awareness among soon-to-be graduates in higher education about opportunities to work at Oak Ridge.
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Guernsey Power Station LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization discussed on April 11 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Energy

Energy Department discusses Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board Chairs on April 11

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Energy

Tour of Cleanup Projects, Meeting With Tribes Highlight Ike White’s Idaho Visit

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White recently visited the DOE Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site, where he surveyed progress on major cleanup projects, attended a celebration to mark the completion of buried waste exhumation at a Cold War-era landfill and met with members of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.
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U.S. Department of Energy Awards $5 Million to Future Nuclear Scientists and Engineers

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $5 million in scholarships and fellowships for students across the country pursuing degrees in nuclear energy and engineering. The awards are provided through the Office of Nuclear Energy’s (NE) University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) and include 61 undergraduate scholarships and 28 graduate fellowships for students at 32 colleges and universities in 23 states.
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Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings on April 11

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Energy

DOE-GFO grant application closes on May 20

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Request for Information on Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementations grant opened on April 12.
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Hanford Makes Tank Waste Retrieval Progress at A/AX Complex

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Tank by tank, batch by batch, the EM Office of River Protection (ORP ) and tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) are reducing risk to the environment by retrieving waste from the Hanford Site ’s single-shell waste-storage tanks.
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Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Commercial and Industrial Pumps discussed on April 11 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a six page proposed rule on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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WIPP Employee Honored for Improving Miner Safety

News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - A subject matter expert on underground ventilation at the nation's only deep geologic repository has been recognized by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration for his work to improve miner safety.
Energy

Prize-Winning Innovations Advance Building Envelope Retrofits with Faster, Easier, and Safer Solutions

“We’re in an all-out sprint to beat the climate crisis, and that race runs straight through our nation’s buildings,” said EERE’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kelly Speakes-Backman.
Energy

Idaho National Laboratory Transfers Falcon Supercomputer to Idaho Universities

High-performance computing decreases the time it takes research teams to solve large, complex problems, while increasing their competitiveness.
Energy

Upgraded Sampling Process Helps Los Alamos Streamline Key Steps in Cleanup

News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - A significant software improvement is leading to enhanced decision-making on environmental cleanup at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
Energy

DOE Establishes Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's $225 Million for Improved Building Codes

Release: DOE Seeks Public Input to Drive the Cost-effective Implementation of Building Energy Codes for Greater Efficiency, Resilience, and Cost Savings
Energy

Manchin Leads Robust Discussion On Opportunities And Challenges To Domestic Critical Minerals Supply Chain

Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the scope and scale of critical mineral demand and recycling of critical minerals.
Energy

Manchin Leads Robust Discussion On Opportunities And Challenges To Domestic Critical Minerals Supply Chain

Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the scope and scale of critical mineral demand and recycling of critical minerals.
Energy

Barrasso Helps Shepherd Key Wyoming Public Lands Bill Through Congress

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), released the following statement after the Senate passed the Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAP Land) Act. The legislation, which Barrasso helped pass out of ENR and then Congress, will now go to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
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Committee Leaders Call on Secretary Granholm to Fulfill DOE’s Duty to Lead Energy Cybersecurity

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), along with U.S. Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) sent a letter to the Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, calling on her to ensure the Department of Energy (DOE) remains the ...
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DOE-ARPAE offers new grant application process starting April 11

Request for Information (RFI): Phytomining for carbon-negative critical mineral supply chains grant opened on April 11.
Energy

DOE: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management to 'release approximately 1 million barrels of crude oil per day over the next sixth months'

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management recently announced a notice of sale of crude oil from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve.
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