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May 16, 2023– Officials celebrated progress on a facility here last week that will give the public a new perspective of what was once the world’s largest building as they broke ground for the K-25 Viewing Platform at the East Tennessee Technology Park.Office of Environmental Management
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May 16, 2023Since the launch of operations just over a month ago, the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) has increased sodium-bearing waste treatment fivefold, a crucial step in removing remaining liquid waste from nearby underground tanks.Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesMay 12, 2023The U.S. DOE EM released the Final Request for Proposals for Small Business Nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning and Removal (DD&R) to perform DD&R of Facilities, Waste Management services, and Program Support services.Office of Environmental Management
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May 12, 2023National laboratory researchers partner with a private company to achieve 100-million-degree temperatures inside a high magnetic field spherical tokamak.Fusion Energy Sciences
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May 10, 2023The SNO+ experiment has for the first time shown that neutrinos from a nuclear reactor over 240 km away can be detected with plain water.Nuclear Physics
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May 10, 2023During World War II, the United States Army was working on something behind closed doors, something so highly classified that many of the people involved were kept in the dark. One of those people was a young woman named Ruth Huddleston.Energy.gov
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Press ReleasesMay 9, 2023The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded $22.1 million to 10 industry-led projects, including two aimed at expanding hydrogen production with nuclear energy.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 9, 2023EM has successfully commenced a major disposal effort for a key uranium-enrichment byproduct with the recent arrival of 60 uranium-oxide storage cylinders by rail at a licensed facility in west Texas.Office of Environmental Management
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May 9, 2023EM crews are slated to take down hundreds of old, contaminated buildings at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Y-12 National Security Complex.Office of Environmental Management
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May 9, 2023Ten projects selected to accelerate current and advanced nuclear reactor demonstrations and deployments.Office of Nuclear Energy