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Nuclear waste

Radiological Operations of Idaho’s IWTU Begin

IWTU operators prepare to introduce radiological sodium-bearing liquid waste into the facility Tuesday. (Photo: DOE)More than a decade after construction was de…

Electricity Transmission

A Tipping Point for America’s Grid

The American grid is reaching a tipping point. With electric vehicles (EVs) making up 5% of all new vehicle sales last year, there is an urgent need to prepare …

Hydropower Plant

Reclamation Releases Draft Supplemental Eis for Colorado River Basin

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation has released a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to potentially revise the i…

Spent Fuel

Application to Raise Capacity of French Very-Low-Level Waste Repository

French radioactive waste management agency Andra has applied to the department of Aube in north-eastern France for environmental permission to increase the curr…

Electric Car

US EPA Presents Stricter Emissions Proposals Until 2032

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed far-reaching emission reductions for new passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Specifically, car emi…

Energy Security

Fire Breaks Out at Offshore Oil Platform, Leaving Four Injured

UK-headquartered oil and gas exploration and production company Trinity Exploration & Production plc has confirmed that a fire broke out on one of its platforms…

Electric Car

EPA Pollution Limits Aim to Boost Us Electric Vehicle Sales

The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be ele…

Offshore Wind Power

DOE Announces Strategy for Offshore Wind Deployment

On Thursday March 29, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced its offshore wind strategy to advance the deployment of offshore wind energy in the United …

Biofuel

Sulzer to Establish New Clean Technology Research and Development Center in Singapore for Asia Pacific

　　From left to right: Uwe Boltersdorf, Division President, Sulzer Chemtech / Victor Chaim, Head Sulzer Chemtech APAC / Lim Junwei, Director, Urban Solutions &…

Nuclear Technology

US DOE Begins Demolishing Low Intensity Test Reactor

The US Department of Energy (DOE) says the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its clean-up contractor, UCOR (United Cleanup Oak Ridge) have…

Hydrogen Production

Researchers Devise New System for Turning Seawater Into Hydrogen Fuel

Seawater's mix of hydrogen, oxygen, sodium and other elements makes it vital to life on Earth. But that same complex chemistry has made it difficult to extr…

Hydrogen Production

Northeastern U.S. Clean Hydrogen Hub Coalition Applies for Funding

Source: U.S. Department of Energy.The States of New York, New Jersey, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont and Massachusetts have announced the submission …

Carbon Emissions

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8.8 Million to Support Local Governments With Their Clean Energy Goals

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Supports Reducing Carbon Emissions, Improving Energy Efficiency, and Reducing Overall Energy Use in Smaller CommunitiesThe…

Geothermal Power Plant

US DOE Funding Opportunity – Energy Projects in Rural or Remote Areas

Geothermal projects are eligible for funding under the Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas program of the OCED and U.S. Department of Energy.

Nuclear Power Plant

Power Start-up Stage Has Begun at Unit 2 of Belarus NPP

The Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus (Gosatomnadzor of the Republic of Belarus) ha…