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February 1, 2022EM is upgrading a historic reactor at Oak Ridge to keep the facility in a safe mode until its demolition is scheduled.Office of Environmental Management
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February 1, 2022EM and its liquid-waste contractor at the Savannah River Site have filled two tank farm structures with cementitious grout to complete a significant step toward the operational closure of the first high-activity liquid waste facilities at the SRS site.Office of Environmental Management
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February 1, 2022Crews in the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site are practicing moving “bubblers” in the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility to build their proficiency during the commissioning phase of the LAW.Office of Environmental Management
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January 28, 2022Lead test assemblies will include a higher enrichment of uranium-235 than what is currently used in U.S. commercial reactors.Office of Nuclear Energy
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January 25, 2022EM and its cleanup contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have reached an important agreement with South Carolina and federal environmental regulators on the final cleanup of a 25-mile-long stream corridor at the site.Office of Environmental Management
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January 25, 2022Preparations are well underway to transfer nearly 2,000 highly radioactive capsules from the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF) to interim dry storage at the Hanford Site.Office of Environmental Management
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January 25, 2022The four main Savannah River Site (SRS) contractors supporting EM recently earned at least 95% of total award fees available to them from the cleanup program.Office of Environmental Management
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January 24, 2022Proposal includes fabricating a prototype Fortis railcar, acquisition of instrumented wheelsets necessary to measure railcar performance, and conducting the railcar testing.Office of Nuclear Energy
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January 24, 2022Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation recently licensed a new method developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory to 3D print refractory materials, which are highly resistant to extreme heat and degradation.Office of Nuclear Energy
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January 19, 2022U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm issued the following statement today on President Biden’s nomination of Dr. Kathryn Huff for Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE):Energy.gov