OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) has tasked United Cleanup Oak Ridge, LLC (UCOR) with completing construction of the Mercury Treatment Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex. DOE awarded APTIM-North Wind Construction (ANW) a contract in December 2018 to construct the facility, and with t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2023: * * * Our nation is transitioning to a decarbonized, electrified energy future. The transition will occur in multiple, overlapping transformations across our electricity system, including both on the bulk power system and at the grid edge, where buildings, industry, transportation, renewables, storage, and the grid come together. Decarbonizati  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Whether it's Edward Jenner, whose development of vaccines has likely saved billions of lives, or Marie Curie, whose theory of radioactivity helped unlock the mysteries of the atom, develop radiation therapy for cancer and create a carbon-free power source for the future, few endeavors wield as much power to change lives as that of the scientist/innovator. At Idah  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory contributed to several chapters of the Fifth National Climate Assessment, providing expertise in complex ecosystem processes, energy systems, human dynamics, computational science and Earth-scale modeling. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory contributors to the Fifth National Climate Assessment  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Nuclear Solutions issued the following news release: Representatives from Los Alamos National Laboratory's Supply Chain and Logistics (SCL) organization recently visited the Savannah River Site (SRS) to benchmark Supply Chain Management (SCM) best practices to meet the demands of the overall plutonium pit production mission and stand up SCL for the Associate Laboratory Directorate for Weapons Production (ALDWP). "  more