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Statement by Secretary Granholm on the President’s FY22 Discretionary Funding Request

The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 discretionary spending. The funding request of $46.1 billion details major investments in key Department of Energy (DOE) efforts to research, develop, and deploy clean energy technologies necessary to reach President Biden’s goals on climate change.
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Nuclear Power Is ‘Appropriate and Safe’. It’s Official.

Experts in the European Union have completed a draft declaring nuclear power a green investment, fully meeting the standards as a sustainable energy source, according to a recently shared report. However, since this report is a draft undergoing consideration of the European Commission, the designation of nuclear power as "sustainable" may be contingent upon other, similar debates about natural gas.
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Major Project Begins at Y-12 to Shrink High-Security Footprint

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, officials broke ground on the West End Protected Area Reduction project (WEPAR) at Y-12 National Security Complex, which, when completed, will reduce the size of the high-security protected area on the site by approximately 50%.
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Public Notice: Final EA available for Lithium Processing Facility at Y-12

DOE's NNSA announces the availability of the Final Environmental Assessment for the Lithium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex, finding of No Significant Impact
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Public notice: Draft EA for Y-12 Development Organization at Horizon Center

DOE NNSA announces the availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment, which analyzes the potential impacts of conducting most of the Y-12 Development Organization operations in a modern offsite facility located at 103 Palladium Way in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, approximately 9.5 miles west of the Y-12 National Security Complex.
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