DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Senate panel unanimously advances Biden pick for deputy Energy chief
The Hill | 3/11/2021
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 20-0 Thursday to advance the nomination of David Turk to become deputy Energy secretary.
Both Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and ranking member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) praised Turk’s experience on energy policy.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
NRC chairman sets out vision for US nuclear regulation
World Nuclear News | 3/10/2021
Becoming a more modern, risk-informed regulator remains a key goal of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), its chairman Christopher Hanson said during his opening address to the regulator's 33rd Regulatory Information Conference. Hanson, who was sworn in as a commissioner in June 2020, was designated chairman of the NRC by President Joe Biden in January this year.
The NRC needs to ensure the safety of the current nuclear fleet and uses, as well as new technologies. It must do this, not by confining itself to historical frameworks, but by identifying and focusing on the most risk-significant components and systems, he said.
DOE SECRETARY GRANHOLM ADDRESSES CLEANUP
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DOE’s Office of Environmental Management has released its Calendar Year 2021 Mission and Priorities. Read up on the full list of our priorities here.
The DOE has a moral responsibility to clean up this environmental legacy. The priorities are ambitious, the challenges are real, but we’re on a mission together. Learn more about the Environmental Management program.
We rolled out these priorities at the Waste Management Symposia this week, and Secretary Granholm gave some remarks there- watch her remarks here or below.
Read about DOE's High Level Waste Interpretation
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Interested in learning more? Read the ECA report “Making Informed Decisions on DOE's Proposed High Level Waste Definition” at www.energyca.org/publications
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Learn More about Cleanup Sites with ECA's DOE Site Profiles
ECA's new site profiles detail DOE's 13 active Environmental Management cleanup sites and national laboratories, highlighting their history, missions, and priorities. The profiles are a key source for media, stakeholders, and the public to learn more about DOE site activities, contractors, advisory boards, and their surrounding local
governments.
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