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Press ReleaseOctober 26, 2022Nuclear energy provides a critical and sustainable source of energy that contributes to the important goals of both energy security and the reduction of carbon emissions.Office of Nuclear Energy
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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
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October 25, 2022Investments from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Will Support and Advance Next-Generation Nuclear Fuels and Reactor Technologies Critical to Achieving America’s Climate GoalsEnergy.gov
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October 25, 2022At long last, Panel 7 at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is full.Office of Environmental Management
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October 25, 2022EM’s Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) recently took the first step toward achieving an end state for a Cold War-era landfill where crews have completed cleanup.Office of Environmental Management
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October 25, 2022EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) have successfully shipped the first 12 containers of waste from the demolition of the Main Plant Process Building by rail to a disposal facility.Office of Environmental Management
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October 25, 2022EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is ready to begin assembling additional melters to support the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) Program at the Hanford Site.Office of Environmental Management
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October 18, 2022EM contractor Isotek began processing the remaining inventory of uranium (U)-233 stored at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) last week, attaining a 2022 priority for the cleanup program.Office of Environmental Management
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October 18, 2022Big changes are in store for the Savannah River Site (SRS) over the next few years.Office of Environmental Management
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October 18, 2022Unifying laboratory operations and streamlining analytical processes are changing the game for EM’s liquid waste program at the Savannah River Site (SRS).Office of Environmental Management