OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: An Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) team recently hit two milestones in a construction project that's pivotal to future cleanup at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12). The Mercury Treatment Facility, now under construction, is the linchpin for OREM's cleanup strategy at Y-12. It will prevent potential releases of mercury into  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Hanford issued the following weekly report: * * * TO: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: B. Caleca, P. Fox, N. Huntington, and P. Meyer, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Hanford Activity Report for the Week Ending March 10, 2023 Board Activity: Vice Chairman T. Summers was on Hanford site this week for site familiarization and to meet with DOE and site contractor managers. He was accompani  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL researchers have been awarded a patent for a new fiber optic sensor designed to detect hydrogen (H2) leaks at storage facilities that can save time and money compared to traditional methods -- progress that can help accelerate the drive to put H2 to work as a dependable fuel to advance America's decarbonization efforts. The patented technology, titled "Low  more