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Just months after the Experimental Breeder Reactor-I began generating electricity in December 1951 in a historic first, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site opened its first waste repository on the 890-square-mile Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) site.

DOE EM and State of Idaho officials gathered at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site to mark the completion of a high-priority cleanup project that helps protect the Snake River Plain Aquifer and maintains a commitment with the state of Idaho.

EM's fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request of $7.64 billion reflects the strong commitment to clean up the environment in communities that historically supported or continue to support nuclear weapons programs and government-sponsored nuclear research.

The first batch of approximately 200,000 gallons of tank waste has been treated by the Hanford Site’s Tank-Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) System and is staged in a double-shell tank for immobilization in glass.

Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) oversaw the demonstration recently of a new radiological inspection technology called iGART.

Acting Assistant Secretary Jennifer Wilcox participated in various panels and meetings at CERAWeek 2022, alongside other DOE experts, to discuss the role FECM has in helping the nation achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Read our blog post to learn why CCS poses a low supply chain risk and how CCS deployment would provide opportunities for near-term job growth, supply chain diversity and more CCS research leading to innovations in CO2 capture and conversion technologies.