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LSU physics PhD Candidate, David He, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science for the Graduate Student Research award.

Senior leaders from around the U.S. government attended the 68th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference (GC) September 16-20 in Vienna, Austria, to advance nuclear energy, safety, security, safeguards, emergency preparedness and response, peaceful uses, nonproliferation, and other nuclear-related issues.

A PNNL physicist turned from basic to applied research: biopreparedness.

memQ, a quantum technology startup, achieved critical milestones with the support of two DOE programs: Energy I-Corps and the Lab- Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP).

In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact in the Southeast, the Savannah River Site mobilized teams from Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Site Services, SRS Emergency Response Organization, SRS Fire Department, Centerra-SRS and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service–Savannah River to address extensive damage, repairs and recovery efforts across the site.

In a collaborative effort to support local relief agencies recovering from Hurricane Helene, nearly 40,000 ready-to-eat meals were recently distributed by the National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy-Savannah River and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions.

About 2,000 gallons of radioactive and chemical tank waste is one step closer to disposal as part of a treatment technology demonstration at the Hanford Site.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management received concurrence this month from the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that the Savannah River Site has successfully removed waste from Tank 9 and may now proceed to the next step in the closure process for that tank.