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From remediation to production: The DOE’s Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative

September 20, 2024, 3:10PMRadwaste Solutions

Idaho National Laboratory employees consult on a microgrid at Utah’s Dugway Proving Ground. Two solar projects were selected for development on INL land. (Photo: INL)

On July 28, 2023, the Department of Energy launched its Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative, an effort to repurpose underutilized DOE-owned property—portions of which were previously used in the nation’s nuclear weapons program—into the sites of clean-energy generation.

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From remediation to production: The DOE’s Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative

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