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Press ReleasesNovember 1, 2022Three teams have been selected as finalists from the 2022 Wood Heater Technology Slam to advance to the 5th Wood Heater Design Challenge. The Technology Slam was held in September 2022 and allowed teams to pitch innovative wood stove ideas to retailers...Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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November 1, 2022DOE bestowed its Sustainability Award on the EM program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) last week for its innovative use of natural resources to safely address groundwater containing the legacy contaminant tritium.Office of Environmental Management
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November 1, 2022Just over a year after breaking ground, crews recently completed construction of a protective enclosure, or “cocoon,” around another former plutonium production reactor at the Hanford Site, leaving only one more to go.Office of Environmental Management
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November 1, 2022Crews have finished building a first-of-a-kind DOE facility that sets the stage to change the way EM’s Paducah Site scans, packages and disposes equipment and waste for the foreseeable future.Office of Environmental Management
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November 1, 2022EM crews at the West Valley Demonstration Project have marked progress in the demolition of the Main Plant Process Building by successfully deconstructing a concrete block structure on the facility’s third floor.Office of Environmental Management
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November 1, 2022Donning devices that help relieve stress on workers’ muscles and joints or create a virtual reality simulating a worksite, more than 40 members of a team recently met in person for the first time since fiscal 2020 to evaluate technology.Office of Environmental Management
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November 1, 2022EM’s liquid waste contractor at Savannah River Site (SRS) has partnered with Claflin University to challenge the students to improve the method for removing and replacing radioactively contaminated equipment inside the Salt Waste Processing Facility.Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesOctober 31, 2022Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced its intent to issue a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that will drive innovation to decarbonize the entire life cycle of...Industrial Technologies Office
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BlogOctober 31, 2022$4 million funding opportunity aims to reduce the environmental impacts of hydropower with research to advance innovative fish passage and protection technologies.Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office
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October 26, 2022Just over a year after breaking ground, crews recently completed construction of a protective enclosure, or “cocoon,” around another former plutonium production reactor at the Hanford Site, leaving only one more to go.Office of Environmental Management