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November 29, 2016Current magnetic storage and recording devices, such as computer hard disks, contain nanomagnets with two polarities, each of which is used toBasic Energy Sciences
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November 22, 2016Scientists are developing computers that will be 50x faster than today’s by 2020, which will enable the first complete simulations of plasma.Energy.gov
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BulletinNovember 22, 2016The threat of human exposure to synthetic radioactive elements, such as the actinides, has greatly increased over the last several decades, bothBasic Energy Sciences
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November 16, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – After nearly 20 years of preparation, demolition is underway at the Hanford Site’s Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP).Office of Management
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November 16, 2016OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – EM’s Transuranic Waste Processing Center recorded an outstanding year by exceeding all of its goals as workers continued to process and prepare Oak Ridge’s inventory of transuranic waste for offsite disposal.Office of Management
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November 16, 2016LAS VEGAS – EM’s Gustave “Bud” Danielson is the first recipient of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Nuclear Quality Assu...Office of Management
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November 16, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – EM Richland Operations Office contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CH2M) recently awarded a subcontract to design and fabricate a cask storage system for more than 1,900 highly radioactive cesium and strontium capsules.Office of Management
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November 16, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – EM’s Office of River Protection (ORP) is combing the world for ways to make the vitrification of nuclear and chemical waste at the Hanford Site quicker, safer, more efficient and less expensive.Office of Management
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November 15, 2016OLEM allows inspectors to measure the enrichment level of uranium as it flows through a gas centrifuge enrichment plant.National Nuclear Security Administration
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Press ReleasesNovember 10, 2016GE-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment Evaluating Construction of $1 Billion Facility for Enrichment Bringing Hundreds of Jobs to Western KentuckyEnergy.gov