WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news: Students from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) are helping the Office of Legacy Management (LM) evaluate sources of groundwater contamination at LM's Riverton, Wyoming, Processing Site. LM began tracer testing at the site in 2017 as part of the Applied Studies and Technology Program's (AS&T) Persistent Secondary Contaminant Source (PeSCS) Project. AS&T collaborates with graduate-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Energy Inspector General issued the following inspection report (DOE-OIG-22-26) entitled "Los Alamos National Laboratory Steam Plant Energy Savings Performance Contract - Phase One": * * * Federal agencies have the authority to enter into Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) for energy savings and facility improvements without upfront capital costs or appropriations from Congress. During each contract year, the total payments to the ESPC contractor cannot exc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis issued the following testimony by GridWise Alliance CEO Karen G. Wayland involving a remote hearing on Feb. 15, 2022, entitled "Keeping the Lights On: Strategies for Grid Resilience and Reliability": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to participate in this important hearing on the resilience and reliability of the nation's electricity grid. My name is Karen Wayland, and I am the CEO of GridWis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: MEMORANDUM FOR: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: D. Gutowski and J. Plaue, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending February 4, 2022 DNFSB Staff Activity: Members of the DNFSB staff held a closeout teleconference with personnel from both field offices and DOE headquarters to discuss the re  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022: U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) held a virtual press conference with representatives from Build with Robots, RS21, and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. During the press conference, Rep. Stansbury highlighted the science and technology investments and economic benefits of the Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation Act, a bill she passed   more

MENLO PARK, California, Feb. 26 (TNSJou) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2022: * * * A laser compressing an aluminum crystal provides a clearer view of a material's plastic deformation, potentially leading to the design of stronger nuclear fusion materials and spacecraft shields. * * * Imagine dropping a tennis ball onto a bedroom mattress. The tennis ball will bend the mattress a bit, but not permanently - pick the ball back up, and   more