Nuclear: DOE’s investment in a clean energy future The Department of Energy (DOE) is committed to nuclear innovation, and making a big investment to prove it. DOE has released a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts. DOE said the move is one of their first steps to increasing … Continue reading #Nuclear: DOE ‘s investment in a clean energy future
DOE suspends stimulus funding for Calif. carbon-capture project The Department of Energy has suspended Recovery Act funding for a California project to trap carbon emissions from a coal-fired power plant, an agency spokeswoman said. DOE had set aside $408 million for Hydrogen Energy California LLC’s effort to produce power from coal and petroleum coke, trap … Continue reading DOE suspends stimulus funding for Calif. carbon-capture project
Energy Department guarantees $1.8B in loans for GA nuclear plant The Department of Energy (DOE) will guarantee $1.8 billion in loans for the operators of two new nuclear reactors under construction at a power plant in Georgia, the department announced on Wednesday. The government had previously provided $6.5 billion in loan guarantees for the Vogtle … Continue reading Energy Department guarantees $1.8B in loans for GA nuclear plant
Department of Energy Taking Comment on Nuclear Fuel Shipment Plan The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites the public to read and comment on a draft supplement analysis it has prepared for a proposal to make two shipments of commercial nuclear fuel rods totaling 80 to 100 kilograms heavy metal (40 to 50 kilograms heavy … Continue reading Department of Energy Taking Comment on Nuclear Fuel Shipment Plan
DOE Invests $60M to Advance Nuclear Tech..The Energy Department has announced more than $60 million in nuclear energy research and infrastructure enhancement awards. Sixty-eight projects from across the country were selected based on their potential to create scientific breakthroughs that both help strengthen the nation’s energy security and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions. “I remain … Continue reading DOE Invests $60M to Advance Nuclear Tech
Nuclear Power Cos. Hit DOE With Waste Disposal Suit A group of utility companies operating a nuclear power station in Kansas sued the U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday, asking for the agency to fulfill its promise to remove spent radioactive fuel from their facility. Kansas Gas & Electric Co. and two other utilities that … Continue reading Nuclear Power Cos. Hit DOE With Waste Disposal Suit
Former Nuclear Commission Employee Indicted for Department of Energy Cyber Attack The FBI has announced that, in January 2015, Charles Harvey Eccleston was charged with an attempted spear phishing attack on the email accounts of Department of Energy employees (1). This follows a court appearance on May 8 where the District Court of Colombia ordered … Continue reading Former Nuclear Commission Employee Indicted for Department of Energy Cyber Attack
Wind turbines are already huge, but they’re about to get way, way bigger …..Taller turbines, the report said, will be critical to an outlined DOE vision in which wind comes to supply 20 percent of all U.S. power by the year 2030, and then, 35 percent by the year 2050. For the 2030 vision to … Continue reading Wind turbines are already huge, but they’re about to get way, way bigger
Senate panel gives boost to Texas firm’s bid to store nuclear waste WASHINGTON—The Texas company seeking to store the nation’s high-level spent nuclear fuel got a boost today, when a Senate subcommittee forwarded to the full appropriations committee a bill that would authorize the Department of Energy to contract with a private company to store … Continue reading Senate panel gives boost to Texas firm’s bid to store #nuclear_waste
Important Electric Grid Recommendations from the U.S. Department of Energy’s New Report The Department of Energy (DOE) recently released its first installment of its Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) – a comprehensive report examining how the United States can modernize energy infrastructure to promote economic competitiveness, energy security, and environmental responsibility. This installment contains many good … Continue reading Important Electric Grid Recommendations from the U.S. Department of Energy’s New Report
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