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Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded North Wind Portage, Inc. (NWP), of Idaho Falls, Idaho, the Moab Remedial Action Contract (Moab RAC) for completion of EM’s environmental remediation in Moab, Utah.
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New Era In Hanford Tank Waste Treatment

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced workers have begun the first large-scale treatment of radioactive and chemical waste from large underground tanks at the Hanford Site.
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B & T Metals: The African American-Owned Company that Helped Win the Race for the Atomic Bomb

As the United States raced to build atomic bombs during World War II, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Manhattan Engineer District, commonly known as the Manhattan Project, had acquired enough pure uranium metal by 1943 to begin mass-producing fuel for plutonium production reactors.
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Amid Ongoing Pandemic, LM Supports Remediation Projects Abroad

One of the Office of Legacy Management’s (LM) core commitments is to protect human health and the environment.
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U.S. Department of Energy Secures New TRIGA Fuel for U.S. Research Reactors

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently agreed to a 9-year contract with TRIGA International to secure new fuel elements for half of the nation’s university-operated research reactors.
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DOE, DHS, HUD Launch Joint Effort with Puerto Rico to Modernize Energy Grid

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today joined the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to launch a new effort to accelerate work to strengthen the island’s grid resilience and advance new initiatives to enhance Puerto Rico’s energy future.
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Department of Energy Awards $2.8 Million for 10 Projects that will Develop Emerging Technologies for Smart Manufacturing

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII), today announced the selection of 10 projects for negotiation to advance smart manufacturing processes and technologies that will improve productivity, energy efficiency, and competitiveness across America's manufacturing sector.
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Department of Energy Announces Phase 1 Winners of L-Prize® Lighting Competition

Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm announced the four winners in Phase 1 of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lighting Prize (L-Prize®) at the Building Technologies Office’s annual Solid-State Lighting Workshop.
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EERE Releases Report with Stakeholder Recommendations to Increase Inclusivity in Climate Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Today the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity published a summary of feedback from diverse stakeholders about how EERE can be more inclusive in funding innovators and entrepreneurs developing clean energy technologies.
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Making Designer Crystals? It’s Easier with a New Targeted Particle Bonding Strategy

Colloids are microparticles in a solution, meaning the particles are evenly distributed.
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In Some Metals, There Is Strength in Order

Metal alloys are materials that contain two or more atomic metal elements.
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Carbon capture campaign grows to 14 companies

Three more Houston-area companies have joined a coalition of firms that are exploring carbon capture and storage, or CCS, technology to reduce carbon emissions in the area.
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DOE announces $25 in funding for wave energy projects

In an effort to support President Joe Biden’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Department of Energy announced $25 million in funding to strengthen research into wave energy technology.
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'A huge step': Albany to become nation's first offshore wind-turbine manufacturing hub

Albany, N.Y. is poised to become a global leader in offshore wind-turbine manufacturing now that Port of Albany has been named the future site of the first offshore win-turbine manufacturing hub in North America.
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B & T Metals: The African American-Owned Company that Helped Win the Race for the Atomic Bomb

News Release: As the United States raced to build atomic bombs during World War II, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Manhattan Engineer District, commonly known as the Manhattan Project, had acquired enough pure uranium metal by 1943 to begin mass-producing fuel for plutonium production reactors. What they did not have was the know-how to convert uranium metal billets into a form capable of fueling reactors.
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Notice published by Energy Department on Feb. 2

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Energy Department publish on Feb. 2?

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Leader Rodgers Statement on the America Concedes Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Democrats in the House just passed H.R. 4521, the America Concedes Act, a bill that will set America back in our fight to compete against China.
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Energy Department publishes notice on Feb. 2

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Energy Department publish on Feb. 2?

The US Energy Department published a two page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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