http://www.theenergydaily.com Energy Portal en-us 2008 Wed, 3 Dec 2008 15:34:39 EST Despite clear disagreements between the two agencies on a long-term cleanup strategy for the facility, the Energy Department and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority last week proposed an initial remediation plan for the West Valley... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/contracting/1768.html Tue, 2 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST In a move questioned by key lawmakers from the state, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire and Attorney General Rob McKenna announced last week they will sue the Energy Department to set legally enforceable deadlines for cleanup of radioactive waste at... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/contracting/1763.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST In lab research seen as boding well for the future of carbon sequestration, scientists at the Energy Department’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have completed tests that strongly suggest that carbon dioxide can be safely and permanently... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/contracting/1756.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Despite a 2003 commitment to fix the problem, the National Nuclear Security Administration still cannot assure that it is carrying out corrective actions to address nuclear warhead anomalies that may significantly affect the safety, security and reliability... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/contracting/1757.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST While President-elect Barack Obama has made clear that energy and environmental issues will be among his top priorities, industry officials are holding their breath in the hopes that the incoming administration names someone with clout and expertise to lead... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/contracting/1746.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Battelle Memorial Institute, operator or co-operator of five Energy Department laboratories, this week named Ron Townsend, president of Oak Ridge Associated Universities and director of DOE’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, as its lead... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/contracting/1744.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Duke Energy Corp. has signed contracts with the Energy Department for disposal of spent fuel that would be produced by Duke's planned new South Carolina reactors, and DOE say utilities planning new nuclear plants have signed at least a dozen other such... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/contracting/1732.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In a report that has been hotly contested by the Energy Department, the Government Accountability Office says the Bush administration largely undermined independent safety oversight of the department’s high-hazard nuclear facilities by taking away key... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/contracting/1719.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST The Energy Department is putting the operating contract for Brookhaven National Laboratory up for bid, saying it is seeking expressions of interest from contractors interested in running the basic research facility for up to 20 years--longer than DOE’s... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/contracting/1718.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Wrapping up a series of awards under its regional carbon sequestration program, the Energy Department Monday awarded $66.9 million to the Big Sky Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership, the department’s seventh large-scale carbon sequestration... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/contracting/1706.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST