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February 15, 2022EM recently installed equipment at the Savannah River Site (SRS) that ensures continued safe shipment of transuranic (TRU) waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) for disposal.Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesJanuary 11, 2022DOE has awarded $13.4 million to seven projects for R&D of novel recycling processes and technologies to cut plastic waste and reduce the energy consumption and carbon emissions of single-use plastics.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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November 23, 2021The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently received its 13,000th shipment of transuranic (TRU) waste, marking an important landmark in EM’s mission to clean up the country’s Cold War legacy.Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesNovember 9, 2021Finalists presented innovative, cutting-edge water treatment technology and plans that will help lower the cost of wastewater treatmentOffice of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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November 2, 2021Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) contractor UCOR recently transitioned to a new waste tracking system that improves how shipments are tracked from work sites to disposal locations.Office of Environmental Management
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October 20, 2021Techno-economic analysis is the first to model PNNL technology across wastewater facilities.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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September 21, 2021The West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) is altering a former storage facility for use in processing waste during the demolition of the Main Plant Process Building.Office of Environmental Management
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August 3, 2021The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) recently completed their 30th shipment of transuranic (TRU) waste for the fiscal year that began in October last year.Office of Environmental Management
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ArticleAugust 3, 2021DOE today announced nearly $34 million in funding for 11 projects that will support high-impact research and development to improve and produce biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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July 27, 2021More than 2,200 drums containing Cold War weapons waste at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site recently received the green light for certification to be shipped out of state in compliance with the 1995 Idaho Settlement Agreement.Office of Environmental Management