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Press ReleasesMarch 1, 2010Carbon dioxide injection -- an important part of carbon capture and storage technology -- is underway as part of a pilot study of CO2 enhanced oil recovery in the Citronelle Field of Mobile County, Alabama.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesFebruary 8, 2010Y-12 began its first ARRA-funded demolition project, Building 9735. The facility was built in 1946 as an engineering laboratory.Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesFebruary 1, 2010President Obama's FY 2011 budget seeks $760.4 million for the Office of Fossil Energy to support improved energy security and rapid development of climate-oriented technology.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesJanuary 28, 2010Thirteen months after demolition began, the final unit of K-25's 844,000 square foot west wing was taken down.Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
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January 25, 2010DOE's Oak Ridge Office transferred operational and contractual responsibility of the Transuranic Waste Processing Center to Wastren Advantage Inc. on January 17.Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesJanuary 13, 2010The U.S. Department of Energy's Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships program has released a new manual to recommend best practices for public outreach and education for carbon dioxide storage projects.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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January 12, 2010An innovative technology that could potentially help some coal-based power generation facilities comply with anticipated new mercury emissions standards was successfully demonstrated in a recently concluded milestone project at a Michigan power plant.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesDecember 14, 2009The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that Carl O. Bauer is retiring from federal service and leaving the National Energy Technology Laboratory effective February 28, 2010, following a distinguished four-year tenure as the laboratory's director...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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December 4, 2009U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the selection of three new projects with a value of $3.18 billion to accelerate the development of advanced coal technologies with carbon capture and storage at commercial-scale.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesDecember 1, 2009After more than 18 years of operation and more than 35 million pounds of waste safely incinerated, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Incinerator will shut down operations on December 2.Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management