Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC)

The Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) site is located at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) in Simi Valley, outside of Los Angeles, California. From the 1950s until 1988, DOE and its predecessor agencies conducted nuclear and liquid metals research at the 90-acre ETEC site. While DOE does not own any land at the SSFL (today owned by The Boeing Company), the department is responsible for demolition of the DOE-owned buildings and remediation of the 290 acres of the ETEC site and the associated Northern Buffer Zone.

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An employee outside taking measurements of groundwater at the ETEC site
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A U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor measures water levels at one of the wells onsite at the Energy Technology Engineering Center.
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Community members ask about the U.S. Department of Energy’s work at Santa Susana Field Laboratory during the Simi Valley Street Fair on May 3.
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A man with a camera recording another man giving a tour of the ETEC site
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Andrew Walker, left, interviews U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Federal Project Director Josh Mengers about the System for Nuclear Auxiliary Power program at Santa Susana Field Laboratory on July 28.
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U.S. Department of Energy contractor Stewart Williford, wearing a yellow vest, explains an air monitoring system during a May 6 site tour with local elected officials at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
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Josh Mengers, EM’s federal project director for the Energy Technology Engineering Center, talks about the Hazardous Materials Storage Area and a pilot study for in-situ treatment for the contaminated groundwater in EM’s portion of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory during a site tour as part of Groundwater University.
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U.S. Department of Energy contractors provide oversight of trenching activities.
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U.S. Department of Energy contractors provide oversight of trenching activities in April during the installation of an automated pumping system in the Former Sodium Disposal Facility at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
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An employee outside taking measurements of groundwater at the ETEC site
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A U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor measures water levels at one of the wells onsite at the Energy Technology Engineering Center.
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A U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor measures water levels at one of the wells onsite at the Energy Technology Engineering Center.

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Josh Mengers, Federal Project Director

 

Josh Mengers is a project manager and Army veteran with a doctorate in mechanical engineering. He has been with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for more than a decade. He managed renewable energy Research & Development projects at DOE Headquarters for seven years before coming to ETEC in 2019. 

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High Level Budget Information

FY24 Request (in the millions) FY24 Enacted (in the millions) FY25 Request (in the millions) FY25 Enacted (in the millions) FY26 Request (in the millions)
$44 $18 $10 $10 $10

For more information on the Office of Environmental Management's budget process and performance check out the Budget & Performance page.

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