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October 4, 2022The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) finished fiscal year 2022 (FY22) by exceeding EM’s goals for shipping radioactive waste offsite to permanent disposal facilities.Office of Environmental Management
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September 20, 2022New analysis outlines steps for turning piles of waste into a potentially powerful solution to lower one company’s carbon footprint.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleaseAugust 31, 2022The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $46 million for 22 projects that will create biofuel energy to help decarbonize the transportation and power generation sectors.Energy.gov
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August 9, 2022Processes, systems and workers continue to come together as the Hanford Site draws closer to a monumental step in cleanup — treating and disposing of tank waste.Office of Environmental Management
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August 2, 2022A team of engineers at EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS) has been recognized nationally for their outstanding paper submission for the Waste Management (WM) 2022 Conference held earlier this year.Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleaseJune 30, 2022The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded two non-competitive financial assistance renewal awards totaling approximately $12 million to the New Mexico Environment Department, and the New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department.Office of Environmental Management
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June 29, 2022This report summarizes results of a Bioenergy Technologies Office workshop with stakeholders from academia, industry, municipalities, and federal agencies involved in waste management, resource and energy recovery, waste utilization, and renewability.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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June 21, 2022Four of five crews of operations staff, including Commissioning Technician Gwendy Watkins, pictured here, at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant are now fully qualified in their “watch stations”.Office of Environmental Management
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June 16, 2022The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded CAST Specialty Transportation, Inc. a contract for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Transportation Services.Office of Environmental Management
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June 7, 2022Workers at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) have completed critical testing of the exhaust treatment system, or offgas system, in the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility.Office of Environmental Management