EM Press Releases
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The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management awarded non-competitive financial assistance agreement Number DE-EM0005321, Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation, to Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee.January 16, 2025
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The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program competitive grant to the University of Texas at San Antonio.December 19, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management awarded a contract for elemental mercury long-term management and storage to Waste Control Specialists LLC of Andrews, Texas, for a total maximum period of performance of five years with an estimated value of $17.8 million.November 21, 2024
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Office of Environmental Management awarded the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office Operations and Site Mission Support Services contract to Mission Conversion Services Alliance LLC of Oak Ridge, Tennessee.November 12, 2024
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U.S. Department of Energy awarded the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Phase 1B Contract to West Valley Cleanup Alliance LLC with work to be performed at the WVDP in western New York.October 31, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management awarded a noncompetitive financial assistance cooperative agreement (Number DE-EM0005323) to the Santa Fe Indian School in New Mexico.September 26, 2024
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The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management awarded the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office Technical Support Services contract to Enterprise Technical Assistance Services Inc. of Knoxville, Tenn.September 12, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) number DE-FOA-0003422 for the Office of Environmental Management Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program. The NOFO is a set-aside for minority serving institutions and will result in multiple financial assistance awards.September 12, 2024
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The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management is announcing competitive financial assistance grant selections for the Community Capacity Building Grant Program Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0003131.September 12, 2024
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EM awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to Old Harbor Solutions LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, a certified participant in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Program and an Alaska Native Corporation, small business, to provide various technical and business support services to the Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center.September 5, 2024
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DOE Office of Environmental Management awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to BluePath Labs LLC, a certified participant in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Program and a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, to provide various administrative support services to EM.August 22, 2024
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DOE awarded an order under the DOE Chief Information Officer Business Operations Support Blanket Purchasing Agreement with Accenture Federal Services LLC.August 21, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued the final request for proposal for the Paducah Infrastructure Support Services procurement.August 13, 2024
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DOE-Owned Land in Washington State Will Host Largest Cleanup to Clean Energy Project, Helping Ensure the Federal Government is Leading by Example in the Effort to Reach President Biden’s Ambitious Climate GoalsJuly 25, 2024
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DOE awarded a non-competitive financial assistance grant to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division to fund emergency preparedness in the state as it pertains to the Savannah River Site.July 5, 2024
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Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management awarded a new task order contract to Aptim Federal Services, LLC, of Baton Rouge Louisiana under the Nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning, and Removal (DD&R) program to perform DD&R at the Kesselring Site and Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, in West Milton and Niskayuna, New York respectively.June 27, 2024
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Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to CCS-Ivory Cloud Joint Venture, LLC (CCS-IC JV, LLC) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for DOE Transportation Tracking and Communications System (TRANSCOM) Technical Support Services, with a maximum value of $15 million over five years from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029. Firm-Fixed-Price Task Orders may be issued from the basic contract.June 25, 2024
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DOE’s Cleanup to Clean Energy Initiative Recognized for Advancing the Sustainability and Climate Resilience of the U.S. Government in Ways That Cut Energy Costs, Reduce Emissions, and Grow Our EconomyJune 25, 2024
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DOE issued the Final Request for Proposal for the EM Consolidated Technical Support Services procurement.June 6, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy issued a Draft Request for Proposal for the Paducah Infrastructure Support Services procurement.May 23, 2024
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Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded a small business set-aside contract to provide Nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning, and Removal (DD&R) services for EM sites, the National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Naval Reactors, and the Office of Science.May 2, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy awarded seven competitive financial assistance grant awards to Minority Serving Institutions totaling $24,761,831.March 25, 2024
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DOE EM issued a Draft Request for Proposal for the Environmental Management Consolidated Technical Support Services procurement.March 7, 2024
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EM awarded the Hanford Integrated Tank Disposition Contract to Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure, LLC of Lynchburg, Virginia, for work to be performed at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington state.February 29, 2024
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DOE issued a Final Request for Proposal for the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office Technical Support Services procurement.February 27, 2024
EM News Flashes
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The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management successfully completed the majority of its 2024 priorities, advancing critical cleanup work with the support of state, tribal and local partners.January 17, 2025
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EM's accomplishments and more across the cleanup complex are chronicled in EM’s 2024 Year in Review.December 23, 2024
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DOE has selected NextEra Energy Resources Development LLC to enter realty negotiations for a carbon-pollution-free electricity generation project at DOE’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant as part of the Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative.September 17, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy issued a request for qualifications related to the Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative for utility-scale energy projects within the 310-square-mile Savannah River Site. Today’s announcement reinforces the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government approach to leveraging federal properties to increase the deployment of clean power through the buildout of utility-scale clean energy projects.August 21, 2024
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DOE announced it will enter into realty negotiations with Hecate Energy LLC for a solar project capable of delivering up to one gigawatt of clean energy within an 8,000-acre area of DOE-owned land at the Hanford site as part of the Cleanup to Clean Energy Initiative.July 25, 2024
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Ameresco, Inc. selected as a second developer to enter lease negotiations for carbon pollution-free electricity generation project within the Savannah River Site as part of the Cleanup to Clean Energy Initiative.July 18, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Stellar Renewable Power, LLC, to enter lease negotiations for a carbon-pollution-free electricity generation project within the 310-square-mile Savannah River Site (SRS) as part of the Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative.June 20, 2024
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The President nominates William "Ike" White to serve on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and selects Candice Robertson to head the Office of Environmental Management.May 28, 2024
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Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative advances as the U.S. Department of Energy will host an information day on potential use of Savannah River Site land for utility-scale energyMay 6, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy, Washington State Department of Ecology, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a landmark agreement that proposes a realistic and achievable course for cleaning up millions of gallons of radioactive and chemical waste from large, underground tanks at the Hanford Site.April 29, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) to notify interested parties and prospective offerors that DOE wishes to enter into a realty agreement for carbon-pollution-free electricity (CFE) projects at the Department’s Office of Environmental Management Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Site.April 19, 2024
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On March 12, 2024, EM released its Strategic Vision 2024-2034, a blueprint to the program’s anticipated cleanup achievements over the next decade.March 12, 2024
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DOE issued a request for qualification related to the Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative to identify and evaluate qualified clean energy developers interested in leasing DOE-owned land for solar-powered commercial clean energy projects within the 310-square-mile Savannah River Site (SRS) located in Aiken, South Carolina.March 12, 2024
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DOE EM awarded $27.3 million to research and development to accelerate the Hanford's tank waste cleanup mission to fund 13 projects led by six national laboratories.March 8, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) related to the Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative focused on generating clean energy on DOE-owned lands.March 1, 2024
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DOE today issued a request for information (RFI) to identify industry partners interested in developing commercial clean energy projects on DOE land in southeast New Mexico. DOE is considering leasing land located at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site.February 27, 2024
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EM has released its program priorities for calendar year (CY) 2024, covering key cleanup actions, project construction, acquisition and other important activities that will further EM’s environmental mission.January 30, 2024
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EM checked off the majority of its priorities for calendar year 2023, completing complex work that led to critical progress, made by possible by support from its state, tribal and local partners.January 10, 2024
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2023 Year in Review Accomplishments ReportDecember 20, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued for public comment the first Request for Qualifications (RFQ) related to the Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative focused on generating clean energy on DOE owned lands.December 20, 2023
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The Departments of Energy and Interior signed a memorandum of understanding to demonstrate a shared commitment to exploring greater tribal involvement in the protection and preservation of Rattlesnake Mountain as a sacred site as part of the White House Tribal Nations Summit held in Washington, D.C.December 6, 2023
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EM Crews Make History Pouring First Test Glass at Hanford's Waste Treatment Plant.December 4, 2023
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Construction on the 60,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative (AMC) took a noticeable step forward as crews recently placed its last piece of structural steel, achieving an EM 2023 priority ahead of schedule.November 20, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued the first Request for Information (RFI) related to the Department’s Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative focused on generating clean energy on DOE owned lands.August 30, 2023
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The Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) team last week poured the first batches of glass forming beads, called frit, into a melter heated to 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit.August 8, 2023
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