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Secretary Chu Announces Funding for 71 University-Led Nuclear Research and Development Projects
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Energy Secretary
Steven Chu today announced the selection of 71 university
research project awards as part of the Department of
Energy’s investments in cutting-edge nuclear energy research
and development (R&D). Under the Nuclear Energy University
Program (NEUP), these 71 projects will receive approximately
$44 million over three years to advance new nuclear
technologies in support of the nation’s energy goals. By
helping to develop the next generation of advanced nuclear
technologies, the Nuclear Energy University Program will
play a key role in addressing the global climate crisis and
moving the nation toward greater use of nuclear energy.
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Editorial Date May 7, 2009
By Bradley Bugger
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The First Recovery Act Funded Waste Shipment departs from the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Facility
A shipment of mixed low-level waste left DOE’s Advanced Mixed
Waste Treatment Project on May 6, years earlier than originally planned, due to
funding received through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The 36.5
cubic meter shipment consisted of radioactive and chemically contaminated waste
that had been retrieved, characterized, packaged and shipped from the
Department’s Idaho site. It will be treated and permanently disposed in a
commercial disposal facility in Utah. ARRA funds for the Advanced Mixed Waste
Treatment Project are being used to accelerate the shipment of an additional 800
cubic meters of mixed low-level waste by Sept. 30, 2009.
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Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project Employees standing in front of the first American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funded mixed low level waste shipment leaving DOE's Idaho Site.
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Editorial Date May 7, 2009
By Bradley Bugger
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Secretary Chu: President’s Energy Budget Creates Jobs, Restores America’s Scientific Leadership and Puts Nation on the Path to Energy Independence
Washington D.C. --- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today detailed President
Barack Obama’s $26.4 billion Fiscal Year 2010 budget request for the Department
of Energy, highlighting the Administration’s commitment to transformational
discoveries, breakthrough science, and innovative technologies in the nation’s
effort to secure reliable, clean, safe and secure energy, create new jobs and
fight climate change. While the budget makes important investments in energy
independence and job creation, it also cuts back on programs that don’t work as
well or are no longer needed.
“The President’s budget for energy reflects his commitment to ending our
dependence on foreign oil, restoring our scientific leadership and putting
Americans back to work through investments in a new green energy economy,”
Secretary Chu said. “It also demonstrates his commitment to using taxpayer
dollars wisely – cutting spending on programs we don’t need so we can make
strategic investments in our economic future.”
The President’s FY10 budget complements $38.7 billion the Department of
Energy will invest as part of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Specifically, the President’s FY10 budget:
- Cuts funding for programs that aren’t needed or aren’t as effective as
other investments – like more than $200 million in oil and gas company
research that the companies can and do fund on their own.
- Substantially
expands the use of clean, renewable energy sources while improving energy
transmission infrastructure.
- Supports the Administration’s goal to develop a
smart, strong and secure electricity grid.
- Helps restore America’s
leadership in scientific research and innovation – including transformative
science that can lead to a new generation of clean energy jobs.
- Makes
significant investments in low-emissions plug-in and hybrid vehicles,
nuclear energy, and clean coal technologies, as part of the Obama
Administration’s aggressive effort to reduce greenhouse gas production.
- Supports the ongoing security of our weapons stockpile, continued efforts at
nuclear non-proliferation and ongoing environmental cleanup and legacy
management as part of the Department’s long-term stewardship
responsibilities.
For more information about the Administration’s fiscal year 2010 budget
proposal for the Department of Energy, please visit
www.energy.gov.
Editorial Date May 7, 2009
By Bradley Bugger
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DOE-ID Press Releases and Video Clips
U.S. Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office
1955 Fremont Ave.
Idaho Falls, ID 83415
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Notice on Civil Rights Obligations Applicable
to the Distribution of Funds under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
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Federal Agency Obligations: Federal agencies will shortly begin
distributing funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (Recovery Act). They must do so in accordance with...
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A Historic Commitment to Research and Education |
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WASHINGTON, DC - In a speech to the National Academy
of Sciences, President Obama outlined a bold commitment to
basic and applied research, innovation and education. The
White House fact sheet is...
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The DOE Idaho Operations Office 2009 Annual NEPA Planning Summary |
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Compliance with the letter and spirit of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), our
national charter for protection and enhancement of the environment, is a major priority of the
Department of Energy (DOE). The NEPA process provides...
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STATE, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGREE
ON INL BURIED WASTE CLEANUP PLAN
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IDAHO FALLS – The State of Idaho and the federal
government today announced their agreement to a cleanup
plan for buried waste at the Idaho National Laboratory
that provides for the long-term protection of the Snake
River Plain Aquifer.
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