Upcoming Events
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March 18, 2013There is great uncertainty on what the looming federal budget cuts will be and what effect they will have on funding for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Environmental Management (EM) program at the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR).Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleaseFebruary 26, 2013Oak Ridge's EM program removes the highest risk components remaining in the K-27 building with the successful crane removal of six components known as NaF traps.Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleaseFebruary 19, 2013The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the availability of a Data Summary Report of enhanced characterization fieldwork conducted in August 2012 at the Riverton, Wyoming, Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) Site.Office of Legacy Management
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January 25, 2013A breakthrough carbon capture, utilization, and storage project in Texas has begun capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) and piping it to an oilfield for use in enhanced oil recovery.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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January 9, 2013The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) continues to work with the Navajo Nation to perform long-term surveillance and maintenance (LTS&M) at four Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) Title I sites located o...Office of Legacy Management
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January 7, 2013DOE-LM has successfully completed a project to digitize nearly 400,000 medical x‑rays of former DOE contractor employees.Office of Legacy Management
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Press ReleaseNovember 28, 2012Fifteen research projects aimed at addressing the technical challenges of producing natural gas from shales and tight sands, while simultaneously reducing environmental footprints and risks, have been selected to receive a total of $28 million in fundi...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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November 20, 2012A promising post combustion membrane technology that can separate and capture 90 percent of the carbon dioxide from a pulverized coal plant has been successfully demonstrated and received Department of Energy approval to advance to a larger-scale field...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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November 15, 2012In a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy, researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a groundbreaking new hybrid membrane that combines the separation performance of inorganic membranes with the cos...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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November 8, 2012Three U.S. Department of Energy projects have been identified by an international carbon storage organization as an important advancement toward commercialization and large-scale deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office