WASHINGTON, D.C. - Acting EM Assistant Secretary Sue Cange will participate in a panel discussion on June 7 for the House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus on achieving cost savings at EM sites.
“EM was able to achieve $100 million in costs savings last year that we put back into the program and I’m looking forward to discussing efforts to build upon that achievement," Cange said. “By maximizing every tax dollar we are entrusted with, EM initiatives like this help move the cleanup mission forward."
In addition to Cange, panelists will include Stuart MacVean, president of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, EM’s management and operations contractor at the Savannah River Site ; Doug Shoop, manager for the EM Richland Operations Office ; and Sandra Fairchild, vice chair-elect of the Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG).
The event, organized by EFCOG, will be held at 5 p.m. June 7 in 2043 Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill. Those interested should visit the EFCOG website to register.
“For over two decades, DOE and EFCOG have successfully partnered to make operations across the cleanup complex safer, more efficient and more effective," said EFCOG Chair Billy Morrison, who will moderate the discussion. “This opportunity to update members of Congress and key staff on our latest cost savings initiatives is particularly important as budgets are developed for next year."
The bipartisan House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus is led by Reps. Chuck Fleischmann (Tennessee) and Ben Ray Luján (New Mexico). Caucus members serve as both educators about EM and advocates for cleanup in Congress.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management
