PILT
Rep. Clyburn seeking restoration of DOE payment to Savannah River Site neighbors
Aiken Standard | 6/19/2021
U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn has asked congressional appropriators to fully fund a so-called payment in lieu of tax for the Savannah River Site, after the Biden administration proposed stripping millions of dollars from the account that directly benefits Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell counties.
The congressman said Friday he would “continue to advocate for that funding” as the federal budget takes shape and is, ultimately, passed. As the third-ranking Democrat, Clyburn has pull.
“I have long advocated for the funding that meets the needs of the local communities around the Savannah River Site,” Clyburn said in a statement to the Aiken Standard, further describing PILT payments as “essential” to the provision of government services in the three counties occupied by the 310-square-mile nuclear reservation.
The fiscal year 2022 budget request for the Department of Energy’s cleanup office, Environmental Management, cuts $5.7 million in payment-in-lieu-of-tax funds for the Savannah River region. The money – for years distributed to Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell counties – supports education efforts, infrastructure projects and emergency services, among other things.
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NATIONAL CLEANUP WORKSHOP
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"CAPITALIZING ON A NEW ERA OF CLEANUP SUCCESS"
September 8-10, 2021
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
Alexandria, Virginia
Join more than 700 attendees, including senior DOE officials, Congressional leaders, DOE contractors, and state, tribal and local government leaders for the largest EM-focused gathering in the D.C. area.
Scheduled sessions at this year's workshop include:
- A New Era for EM Cleanup
- Insights from Congress
- The Next Phase of EM Success
- Partnering with DOE on Priority Issues: Environmental Justice, Cleanup Engagement and Clean Energy Production
- Upcoming EM Acquisition Plans and Schedule
- Roundtable: Lessons Learned and Improving Project Performance
- Legislative Challenges and Opportunities for the EM Program
- Roundtable: The Future of Disposal
- The Future of the EM Workforce
- Roundtable: DOE Field Office Managers
- Congressional Staff Perspective
- Entering a New Era for Hanford Tank Waste
APPROPRIATIONS
Appropriations Committee Markups Begin
House Committee on Appropriations | 8/20/2019
Last week House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) announced the Committee's expected schedule for marking up fiscal year 2022 appropriation bills. Subcommittee and full Committee markups for the 12 annual appropriations bills are scheduled to begin today, Thursday, June 24 and conclude on Friday, July 16.
The full schedule for markups is available below. Dates subject to change.
Thursday, June 24
Subcommittee Markups: Financial Services and General Government; Legislative Branch
View the hearing here, beginning at 12:00 PM ET.
Friday, June 25
Subcommittee Markups: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Monday, June 28
Subcommittee Markups: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Tuesday, June 29
Full Committee Markups: Subcommittee Allocations; Financial Services and General Government; Legislative Branch
Wednesday, June 30
Full Committee Markups: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee Markups: Defense; Homeland Security
Thursday, July 1
Full Committee Markups: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Monday, July 12
Subcommittee Markups: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Tuesday, July 13
Full Committee Markups: Defense; Homeland Security
Thursday, July 15
Full Committee Markups: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Friday, July 16
Full Committee Markups: Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies; Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Open/Closed Hearing: Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration on Atomic Energy Defense Activities in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program
Senate Committee on Armed Services | 6/24/2021
Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Acting Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Charles Verdon are both speaking to members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services today. They will speak on the NNSA fiscal year 2022 budget, giving an overview of activities and projects including stockpile management, production modernization, stockpile research,
technology, and engineering, infrastructure and operations, defense nuclear nonproliferation, naval reactors, cybersecurity, and progress for environmental management missions.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Q&A: Acting Assistant Secretary Dr. Kathryn Huff Shares Her Vision for the Future of Nuclear Energy
Office of Nuclear Energy | 6/24/2021
Dr. Kathryn Huff is the new Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary in the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Over the past 5 years, Dr. Huff leveraged her physics and nuclear engineering background as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She’s a dedicated advocate of nuclear energy and brings her extensive knowledge of modeling and simulation of advanced reactors and fuel cycles to the
Department.
NUCLEAR REACTOR
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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
Stay Current on Activities in the DOE World
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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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