DOE Awards Non-Competitive Financial Assistance Renewal Cooperative Agreement to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

DOE Awards Non-Competitive Financial Assistance Renewal Cooperative Agreement to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

The following press release was published by the U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management on July 28, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a non-competitive financial assistance renewal Cooperative Agreement to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Under the Cooperative Agreement DE-EM0005239, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for Activities of the Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board will provide scientific information to encourage a healthy, constructive debate on nuclear waste issues, and to promote reasoned strategies for nuclear waste handling, treatment, storage, and disposal. The total estimated value of the cooperative agreement is $5,000,000.00 for five Budget Periods and a period of performance from Aug. 1, 2021 through July 31, 2026.

Toni Rutherford

513-246-1374

toni.rutherford@emcbc.doe.gov

Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management

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