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Published on May 4, 2012 - 14:10 GMT

EM Press Release: DOE Reaches Recovery Act Goal With Cleanup of All Legacy Transuranic Waste at Sandia National Laboratories

CARLSBAD, N.M., May 3, 2012 –The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) completed cleanup of the Cold War legacy transuranic (TRU) waste at Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) in Albuquerque, New Mexico when four shipments of remote-handled (RH) TRU waste from …

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Published on April 30, 2012 - 21:21 GMT

Addressing flood risks in light of the Fukushima disaster: near-term advice for nuclear plants

/EINPresswire.com/ Among the first U.S. regulatory moves to come out of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi accident, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is now requiring all operating reactor licensees under 10 CFR Part 50 to complete new, updated flooding …

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Published on April 27, 2012 - 15:11 GMT

EM Press Release: Savannah River Site Team Wins Carolina Challenge at 2012 DOE Security Protection Officer Competition

Savannah River Site, Aiken, S.C. – Security Protection Officers from Savannah River Site’s (SRS) security contractor WSI-SRS, today won the Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary’s Trophy as the top DOE team in the 2012 Security Protection Officer Team …

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Published on April 26, 2012 - 15:10 GMT

EM Press Release: Department of Energy Announces Intent to Extend Hanford Site Contract

RICHLAND, Wash. – The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to extend CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company’s contract for environmental cleanup at the Hanford Site by another five years... For additional information, please click the link above.

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Published on April 24, 2012 - 20:10 GMT

EM Press Release: Waste Treatment Facility Passes Federal Inspection, Completes Final Milestone, Begins Startup

The Idaho site today initiated the controlled, phased startup of a new waste treatment facility scheduled to begin treating 900,000 gallons of radioactive liquid waste stored in underground tanks at a former Cold War spent nuclear fuel reprocessing …

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Published on April 20, 2012 - 16:12 GMT

EM Press Release: DOE Awards Management and Operating Contract for DOE's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

CARLSBAD, N.M., April 20, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that Nuclear Waste Partnership LLC (members comprised of URS Energy & Construction, Inc., of Boise, Idaho, and Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group, Inc., of …

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Published on April 18, 2012 - 20:10 GMT

EM Press Release: Sixth Chapter of Hanford Story Released to Public

RICHLAND, Wash. – The Department of Energy is releasing the sixth chapter of The Hanford Story video series to the public today. ?Plutonium Finishing Plant? provides viewers with a look at the history and cleanup of the highest hazard facility remaining at …

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Published on April 18, 2012 - 16:10 GMT

EM Press Release: Retrieval Of Final Stored Radioactive Waste Resumes

IDAHO FALLS, ID- Operations to retrieve the estimated 6,900 cubic meters of stored transuranic waste remaining at the Idaho site began this week at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project... For additional information, please …

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Published on April 16, 2012 - 21:10 GMT

EM Press Release: Recent demolition makes Oak Ridge National Laboratory cleaner, safer

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) cleanup contractor Safety and Ecology Corporation recently removed four structures as part of the Building 3026 C/D Hot Cells Project. The structures, which once processed radioisotopes, have been a safety …

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Published on March 29, 2012 - 18:11 GMT

EM Press Release: U.S. Department of Energy Announces 2012 Dates for Public Tours of Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

PIKETON, OH – Have you ever wanted to go inside the security fence at the Department of Energy’s former uranium enrichment facilities to see what’s behind the gates? Dr. Vince Adams, Site Director for the U.S Department of Energy, has announced that for …

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Published on March 29, 2012 - 18:10 GMT

EM Press Release: Major Cold War Cleanup Milestone Reached at the Savannah River Site

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Energy Department announced it has reached a major milestone in the Department’s efforts to clean up the Cold War legacy at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina, laying the groundwork for closing two underground …

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Published on March 12, 2012 - 20:10 GMT

EM Press Release: SRS Marks Successful Operational Startup of New Biomass Cogeneration Facility

AIKEN, S.C. – (March 12) Today, Under Secretary of Energy Thomas D’Agostino joined U.S. Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) and other senior officials from the Department of Energy (DOE) and Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and …

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Published on March 8, 2012 - 20:12 GMT

EM Press Release: Fifth Chapter of Hanford Story Released to Public

RICHLAND, Wash. – The Department of Energy is releasing the fifth chapter of The Hanford Story video series to the public today. ?Future? offers perspectives and ideas for potential uses of the government’s former plutonium production site in southeast …

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Published on March 1, 2012 - 19:10 GMT

EM Press Release: Registration Date Set for 2012 Hanford Site Wide Tours

RICHLAND, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will open online registration on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, for its popular tours of the Hanford Site... For additional information, please click the link above.

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Published on February 27, 2012 - 20:10 GMT

EM Press Release: Moab Mill Tailings Removal Project Reaches 5 Million Tons Disposed

Grand Junction, CO ? The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reached another milestone today for the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project, having shipped 5 million tons of tailings from the massive pile located in Moab, Utah, to the engineered …

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Published on February 16, 2012 - 21:10 GMT

EM Press Release: Fourth Chapter of Hanford Story Released to Public

RICHLAND, Wash. – The Department of Energy is releasing the fourth chapter of The Hanford Story today to the public. “Tank Waste Cleanup” focuses on the work conducted by the Office of River Protection to retrieve, treat and ultimately dispose of the 56 …

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Published on February 9, 2012 - 22:10 GMT

EM Press Release: DOE Completes Evaluation of West Valley New York Vitrification Melter

West Valley, NY -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today determined that the melter, previously was used at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) to vitrify liquid radioactive waste, can be managed as low-level radioactive waste and may be …

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Published on January 27, 2012 - 22:12 GMT

EM Press Release: DOE Gives Mission Support Alliance Top Safety Award

RICHLAND, Wash. — The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA) Star Status in the (DOE) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) for its mission support services. This status is the highest safety honor a contractor can …

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Published on January 23, 2012 - 19:12 GMT

EM Press Release: DOE Considers Natural Gas Utility Service Options

RICHLAND, WASH. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is considering natural gas transportation and distribution requirements to support the Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) and evaporator operations at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State... For …

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Published on January 17, 2012 - 21:10 GMT

EM Press Release: Cleanup of 77 Waste Sites Meets Two TPA Milestones

RICHLAND, WASH. – Department of Energy (DOE) contractor, Washington Closure Hanford, recently cleaned up 77 waste sites at Hanford to meet two Tri-Party Agreement (TPA) milestones before the end of 2011... For additional information, please click the link …

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