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December 7, 2021The Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant team recently reached a historic milestone when its first crew of commissioning technicians became fully qualified control room operators.Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesDecember 7, 2021New program will support extraordinary faculty members' research, education, and leadership aligned with the Office of Nuclear Energy mission.Office of Nuclear Energy
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December 6, 2021Net-zero is a lofty goal, but it is achievable as long as we continue to leverage our existing clean energy assets while we work to deploy new one with the help of the Civil Nuclear Credit program established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.Energy.gov
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December 3, 2021The U.S. DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM), with SRR, has ceremoniously cut the ribbon on the second mega-volume Saltstone Disposal Unit (SDU) at the Savannah River Site and broken ground on the final three SDUs to be built onsite.Savannah River Site
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December 2, 2021U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Senior Advisor William “Ike” White presented Pam Marks of the Savannah River Site (SRS) with the DOE’s Federal Project Director of the Year Award for 2020 during his visit to the siteOffice of Environmental Management
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December 1, 2021Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women’s Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievements by women in the fields of nuclear science, engineering, research, or education.Office of Nuclear Energy
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November 30, 2021Materials scientist Julia Greer created a new approach to understand how materials in nuclear reactors can withstand radiation damage.Office of Science
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November 30, 2021The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a request for information on a consent-based siting process that would be used to identify sites to store the nation’s spent nuclear fuel in an equitable way.Energy.gov
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November 29, 2021DOE/NNSA announced today it has selected Nuclear Production One, LLC for the M&O contract for the Y-12 National Security Complex and Pantex Plant, located in Oak Ridge Tennessee, and Amarillo, Texas, respectively.National Nuclear Security Administration
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November 29, 2021Southern Company and TerraPower are developing a molten chloride fast reactor that uses liquid salts as both a coolant and fuel.Office of Nuclear Energy