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July 8, 2021Scientists explore the origin of Aluminum-26 in stars with a nuclear reaction that exploits the fact that neutrons and protons are stunningly similar.Nuclear Physics
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July 8, 2021Advanced construction technologies that could reduce the construction costs of building new reactors by more than 10% and significantly lower the scheduling risks associated with them.Office of Nuclear Energy
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July 7, 2021DOE to support three construction technologies that together can reduce the cost of new nuclear builds by more than 10 percent.Office of Nuclear Energy
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Press ReleasesJuly 6, 2021CD-1 milestone marks start of project execution phase for next-generation nuclear physics facility that will probe the smallest building blocks of visible matter.Office of Science
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July 6, 2021EM has doubled the number of work shifts for employees in glovebox operations at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to advance DOE’s mission of removing plutonium from South Carolina.Office of Environmental Management
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July 6, 2021EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently marked a milestone after receiving its 100th waste shipment from Oak Ridge, Tennessee since shipments resumed in August 2017, following a fire and radiological events in the WIPP underground in 2014.Office of Environmental Management
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July 6, 2021EM crews were recently at work upgrading the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory when they encountered an unexpected challenge: they couldn’t obtain critical vendor services and parts needed for the project.Office of Environmental Management
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July 6, 2021Washington River Protection Solutions, the EM Office of River Protection tank operations contractor at the Hanford Site, has awarded three subcontracts worth nearly $19 million to a local company for construction projects to support tank waste projects.Office of Environmental Management
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July 1, 2021Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded the Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) Technical Assistance Contract (CTAC) to Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc., a woman-owned small business from Oak Ridge, Tennessee.Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesJuly 1, 2021The Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded $2.1 million across 9 collaborative projects between DOE national laboratories and private industry aimed at overcoming challenges in fusion energy development.Office of Science