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Corey Hinderstein was sworn in today as the Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation of the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a Request for Information (RFI) on technologies ready to be demonstrated that reduce carbon emissions and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

The U.S. DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM), with SRR, has ceremoniously cut the ribbon on the second mega-volume Saltstone Disposal Unit (SDU) at the Savannah River Site and broken ground on the final three SDUs to be built onsite.

Area being monitored considered a strong candidate for containing native wildlife and unique plant species.

Improvements will begin in Spring 2022

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm issued the following statement today following the U.S. Senate confirmation of Corey Hinderstein

The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a request for information on a consent-based siting process that would be used to identify sites to store the nation’s spent nuclear fuel in an equitable way.

Washington, D.C. – Today, following the President’s announcement yesterday to release 50 million barrels of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) crude oil through a competitive exchange for up to 32 million barrels and a sale for up to 18 million barrels.