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June 28, 2021Recommended approach to producing 50 plutonium pits per year identifiedNational Nuclear Security Administration
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June 28, 2021The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded a new contract to North Wind Site Services, LLC (Morgantown, WV) an 8(a) certified small business and Alaska Native Corporation.Office of Environmental Management
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Success StoryJune 28, 2021United States helps implement new maintenance procedures and operations at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Unit 2 that should ultimately strengthen energy security in the country.Office of Nuclear Energy
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BlogJune 24, 2021Dr. Kathryn Huff is the new Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary in the Office of Nuclear Energy shares her vision for nuclear energy.Office of Nuclear Energy
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Remarks/TestimonyJune 23, 2021On June 23, 2021, Secretary Granholm delivered testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee on DOE's FY22 discretionary budget request.Energy.gov
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June 23, 2021NRC approves Centrus Energy’s request to make high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel at its enrichment facility in Piketon, Ohio.Office of Nuclear Energy
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June 22, 2021Successful collaborations have fueled EM’s progress over the past 18 months, enabling a series of achievements while emphasizing health and safety protections during the COVID-19 pandemic.Office of Environmental Management
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June 22, 2021EM workers have placed the first drum inside a new facility at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to support the interim storage, characterization, and shipment of plutonium for permanent disposal.Office of Environmental Management
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June 22, 2021The amount of salt mined so far in Panel 8 at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is a lot, comparable in weight to more than 46,000 Ford F-150s, about 16,000 African bush elephants, nearly 510 Boeing 747s, and two Titanic's.Office of Environmental Management
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June 22, 2021With EM’s mission completed in major sections of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site’s largest building, workers have emptied those areas to prepare them for closure under federal and state regulations.Office of Environmental Management