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September 12, 2023EM is testing technologies and processes needed to help immobilize Hanford Site tank waste in glass through a process called vitrification.Office of Environmental Management
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September 12, 2023EM crews at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently completed their 100th plutonium downblend in fiscal year 2023 safely and ahead of schedule as part of ongoing work to remove the material from South Carolina.Office of Environmental Management
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September 12, 2023Workers at the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) have begun removing the first three of 18 temporary startup heaters.Office of Environmental Management
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September 12, 2023Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) completed a significant milestone demolition of four buildings at the Test Cell C (TCC) Facility at Area 25.Office of Environmental Management
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September 12, 2023Radioisotopes have hundreds of uses and can be found in countless everyday products — including these five for starters.Office of Nuclear Energy
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September 11, 2023In his career, Secretary Richardson played a pivotal role in international and domestic policy as a U.S. Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations, and Governor of New Mexico.Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security
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September 7, 2023The NRC agreed to review the Carbon Free Power Project’s application to begin early construction activities for one of the nation’s first small modular reactor (SMR) projects.Office of Nuclear Energy
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September 7, 2023A new U.S. Department of Energy report finds promise in pairing nuclear reactors with direct air capture system.Office of Nuclear Energy
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Press ReleasesSeptember 7, 2023U.S. Department of Energy study shows advanced reactors could lower the levelized cost of certain direct air capture systems by up to 13 percent.Office of Nuclear Energy
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September 5, 2023EM achieves another milestone in its offsite shipping and disposal of depleted uranium oxide from the Portsmouth site.Office of Environmental Management