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DOE issues additional Cleanup to Clean Energy RFIs

October 20, 2023, 9:32AMRadwaste Solutions

The Department of Energy has released two additional requests for information related to its Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative, which aims to repurpose certain DOE-owned lands—portions of which were previously used during the nation’s nuclear weapons program—into sites for clean energy generation, including include solar, geothermal, wind, and nuclear electricity.

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Idaho successfully tests robot to help retrieve radioactive waste

February 20, 2025, 9:30AMNuclear News

A team with the Department of Energy’s Idaho Cleanup Project successfully tested robotic equipment being developed to retrieve radioactive calcine, a granular solid waste, at the Idaho...

Savannah River reaches regulatory milestone on tank waste closure

February 11, 2025, 9:31AMRadwaste Solutions

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said it has reached a regulatory milestone ahead of schedule in preparing radioactive waste tanks for closure at the Savannah...

Nuclear connections

February 13, 2025, 12:01PMNuclear News

As I watched the coverage of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s earthly farewell, I reflected on being too young to remember his presidency yet being impacted many years later. A man of...

Garrish up for repeat term as DOE’s nuclear energy secretary

February 12, 2025, 3:04PMNuclear News

Theodore “Ted” Garrish—who has spent more than four decades working in nuclear—is President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for...

UC San Diego joins General Atomics–led fusion collaborative

February 12, 2025, 7:02AMNuclear News

The University of California–San Diego has joined a new research collaborative focused on overcoming critical obstacles in developing and scaling up inertial fusion power plants. Led by San...

New DOE leader wants to unleash American energy dominance

February 7, 2025, 11:33AMNuclear News

Energy secretary Chris Wright outlined his priorities and plans this week, including a focus on modernizing nuclear power and “taking the politics out” of energy discussions, especially as...

An open letter to Chris Wright

February 6, 2025, 3:05PMNuclear News

Dear Secretary Wright:On behalf of the U.S. nuclear professional community, I offer our sincere congratulations to you on your becoming the secretary of energy.By now, I’m sure you have...

Los Alamos begins project to remove historic facility

February 6, 2025, 7:01AMRadwaste Solutions

Work has started at the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico to deactivate, decommission, and remove the Ion Beam Facility, which played a role in research and...

INL joins with Idaho universities on advanced projects

February 5, 2025, 7:01AMNuclear News

New Strategic Understanding for Premier Education and Research (SUPER) agreements signed by Idaho National Laboratory, Boise State University, and University of Idaho will foster collaboration...

U.S. Senate confirms Chris Wright as energy secretary

February 4, 2025, 9:31AMNuclear News

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Chris Wright, President Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Energy. The confirmation vote was 59–38. Eight Democrats, including both senators...

DOE issues additional Cleanup to Clean Energy RFIs

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