Category Archives: Department of Energy

Hanford contractor has plan for difficult work

Posted on March 16, 2012 by GCS

Article Excerpt: Washington Closure Hanford has settled on a plan for one of its most hazardous environmental cleanup assignments — retrieving radioactive waste dropped down long pipes buried vertically in the ground. The Department of Energy contractor is proposing a … Continue reading →

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GE’s new factory will push out one solar panel every ten seconds

Posted on November 7, 2011 by GCS

Article Excerpt: General Electric is sending its troops to Colorado to conquer the thin film solar panel business. The 38th state will play home to a new facility that leverages the supermodel-thin panel know-how of PrimeStar Solar, which GE scooped up back … Continue reading →

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Oak Ridge Labs Builds Fastest Supercomputer

Posted on November 1, 2011 by GCS

Article Excerpt: The Oak Ridge National Laboratory will use Nvidia processors to build one of the world’s fastest supercomputers for its Department of Energy (DOE) facility. Oak Ridge already is at work on the first phase of the so-called “Titan” … Continue reading →

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For the military clean energy saves lives

Posted on September 14, 2011 by GCS

Article Excerpt: One out of eight U.S. Army casualties in Iraq was the result of protecting fuel convoys. This statistic, derived from an Army study looking at fuel convoys in Iraq from 2003 to 2007, is a powerful incentive for … Continue reading →

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DOE alleges mistakes in safety board’s report on vit plant

Posted on July 15, 2011 by GCS

Article Excerpt: The Department of Energy plans to detail the inaccuracies in the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s highly critical review of the safety culture at Hanford’s vitrification plant, Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman said in a message to employees. … Continue reading →

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