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May 17, 2024Data from heavy ion collisions give new insight into the electromagnetic properties of quark-gluon plasma “deconfined” from protons and neutrons.Nuclear Physics
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Success StoryMay 15, 2024Federal consolidated interim storage facility project could help reduce number of locations where spent nuclear fuel is stored in the United States.Office of Nuclear Energy
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May 14, 2024Billy Starnes recently celebrated his 50th anniversary working in the oldest operating nuclear facility in the world, located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).Office of Environmental Management
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May 14, 2024Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) last week marked the 20th anniversary of being designated as a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory.Office of Environmental Management
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May 14, 2024U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site continue to make progress using repurposed Cold War-era facilities to treat potentially hazardous metals, rendering them safe for offsite disposal.Office of Environmental Management
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May 14, 2024Workers with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently demonstrated two improved methods they intend to use for removing an old hydraulic pump from a large, underground tank storing radioactive and chemical waste at the Hanford Site.Office of Environmental Management
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May 14, 2024The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR have completed the first phase of construction for the Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF).Office of Environmental Management
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May 14, 2024Crews with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) recently met a fiscal year goal at the West Valley Demonstration Project by shipping eight containers of legacy waste each weighing up to 94,000 pounds for offsite disposal.Office of Environmental Management
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May 14, 2024Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden signed into law H.R.1042, the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act. The passage and signing of this law will ensure the U.S. will no longer be reliant on imported uranium fuel from the Russian Federation.Energy.gov
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May 14, 2024The ban on Russian-sourced uranium products marks monumental shift for our civil nuclear energy sector.Office of Nuclear Energy