OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists are developing a formula for success by studying how a new type of battery fails. The team's goal is the design for long-term storage of wind and solar energy, which are produced intermittently, enabling their broader use as reliable energy sources for the electric grid. Batteries store and release energy as ions shift betwee  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Hanford issued the following Activity Report for the Week Ending Sept. 13, 2024: * * * TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Technical Director FROM: B. Caleca, P. Fox, and P. Meyer, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Hanford Activity Report for the Week Ending September 13, 2024 Hanford Site: The DOE Chief of Nuclear Safety (CNS) was onsite to meet with contractor and field office personnel to discuss ongoing high priority  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Hanford issued the following Activity Report for the Week Ending Sept. 20, 2024: * * * TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Technical Director FROM: B. Caleca, P. Fox, and P. Meyer, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Hanford Activity Report for the Week Ending September 20, 2024 Central Waste Complex: CPCCo initiated their root cause evaluation (RCE) regarding an inoperable safety significant fire sprinkler system that res  more