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March 2, 2017Supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycles have the potential to reduce the cost of concentrating solar power (CSP) by substantially improvin...Success Stories
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March 1, 2017The addition of a record-setting 14.6 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy onto the grid made 2016 a historic year for solar, with a total of more than 42 GW now connected to our country’s electricity infrastructure. A new National Museum of American Histo...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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February 28, 2017OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) is advancing toward Vision 2020 — its goal to complete cleanup at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) by 2020 and continue transferring the remaining land to private i...Office of Environmental Management
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February 28, 2017Building energy modeling (BEM) is a tool that helps architects solve many of the complex problems they face during the design process.Buildings
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February 28, 2017RICHLAND, Wash. – Workers are nearing completion of work at the 618-10 Burial Ground, where they removed waste from 80 vertical pipe units (VPUs)...Office of Environmental Management
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February 28, 2017RICHLAND, Wash. – EM’s Richland Operations Office (RL) is making strides toward mitigating highly radioactive soil underneath the 324 Building near the Columbia River.Office of Environmental Management
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February 28, 2017IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Fluor Idaho, EM’s Idaho Cleanup Project contractor, expects to save more than $100,000 in tuition, contract development an...Office of Environmental Management
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February 28, 2017AIKEN, S.C. – EM is using vegetable oil as a low-cost remediation approach to accelerate chemically-contaminated groundwater cleanup at the Savannah River Site (SRS).Office of Environmental Management
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February 28, 2017AIKEN, S.C. – New Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) engineers supporting EM cleanup at the Savannah River Site (SRS) participate in the six-month Engineering Leadership Development Program (ELDP) to ease the transition from college to career.Office of Environmental Management
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February 28, 2017New ideas come from a diverse way of seeing things. Whether it’s getting more students involved in Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematic...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation