WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development issued the following testimony by Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm involving a hearing on March 23, 2023, on the fiscal 2024 budget request: * * * Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member Kaptur, and Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget request for the Department of Energy ("the Department" or "DOE"). Serving the Ame  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: * * * TO: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: A. Boussouf and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending April 21, 2023 Staff Activity: M. Bradisse was on site to observe the resumption of the contractor readiness assessment for restart of the Aqueous Nitrate Process at the Plut  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: TO: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: A. Boussouf and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending April 28, 2023 DNFSB Staff Activity: The Resident Inspectors were in Washington, D.C. to brief the Board and attend meetings. This report is filed for continuity purposes only. *   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: Two Los Alamos National Laboratory staff members, Marianne Francois and Michael Pettes, have earned membership grades of distinction and were named fellows in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Nominated by their society peers and based on their significant engineering achievements, Francois and Pettes were elevated upon the recommendation of the ASME Fellows Revie  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: The opening of a new hydrogen fuel cell research, development and manufacturing facility in Massachusetts is helping drive fuel cell technology forward, closer to a future on our roads and in our industries. Fuel cells are energy-conversion devices that produce electricity by electrochemically combining hydrogen and oxygen from the air. As part of alternative material design, the tech  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development issued the following testimony by Energy Deputy Secretary David M. Turk involving a hearing on May 3, 2023, entitled "A Review of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Energy, including the National Nuclear Security Administration": * * * It is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget request for the Department of Energy ("the   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following joint testimony involving a hearing on April 26, 2023, entitled "The Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration Atomic Energy Defense Activities in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program." The witnesses are Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Jill Hruby, under secretary for nuclear security at the National Nuclear Security Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news on May 10, 2023: Triad National Security LLC announced today (May 9) that it has negotiated an operating agreement with an expert local child care provider and small business, Bilingual Montessori School of White Rock, to enhance the child care options for Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and others in the region. Additionally, Triad and the Regional Development Corporation (RD  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today announced the 59th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars selects scholars annually based on their academic success, artistic and technical excellence, essays, scho  more