From the Blog

Hanford Site contractors are busy preparing for a second Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste Program campaign after the site’s 222-S Laboratory evaluated waste feed for the first DFLAW campaign, ensuring the waste is suitable to be treated for vitrification.

The Idaho Cleanup Project has improved transuranic waste operations to address waste inventory challenges, ensure shipments remain compliant with safety standards and meet commitments to the state of Idaho.

New and returning members of the Hanford Advisory Board (HAB) recently toured several Hanford Site facilities, including a full-size mock-up of a single-shell waste-storage tank at the site’s Cold Test Facility.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) recently hosted fundraisers and food drives to help stock local food pantries through Feds Feed Families, an annual campaign led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Over more than four decades, the ITAC program has provided more than 21,000 assessments at Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers, which comprise more than 90% of the nation’s manufacturing entities.

Juan Gallego-Calderon, an engineer at Idaho National Laboratory, discusses how his education and work with other energy technologies led him to exploring how hydropower can play a more active role in the electricity grid.

One of the best ways to understand the impact of DOE Scholars is to hear from our past participants. Learn how U.S. Army veteran Agustin Martinez got the experience he needed for a career transition from the military to the private sector.

On December 9. 2024, LPO announced a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $305.54 million to finance Project IceBrick, a VPP consisting of up to 193 cold thermal energy storage installations at commercial buildings across California.

This November marked the completion of the 19th Energy I-Corps cohort, bringing the total number of graduated teams to 242! To celebrate the successful completion of the program, Cohort 19 teams convened in Washington, D.C. and shared their work with key stakeholders.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hosted a booth at a local street fair to engage with the community and share information about the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) at Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL).