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Intel, Argonne National Lab Partner for Quantum Testing Platform Development

Argonne National Laboratory is working with Intel to assemble a semiconductor testbed for one of the Department of Energy’s five National Quantum Information Science Research Centers. The partnership expects to complete the machine installation project this year to support algorithm testing activities at the Q-NEXT quantum science and engineering facility, ANL said Monday. Jeanette Roberts, […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 12, 2022, 11:55 am
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DOE Lab to Work With Cybersecurity Startup QED Under Mentorship Program

QED Secure Solutions, a cybersecurity startup in Texas, has been named a partner to the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory through the Department of Energy’s mentor-protege program. INL contractor Battelle Energy Alliance chose QED after a comprehensive assessment to join a partnership aimed at mentoring small businesses in proposal development, business planning and other […] More

by Nichols Martin March 21, 2022, 12:29 pm
in Executive Moves, News

Paul Longsworth Named President of Westinghouse’s Government Services Subsidiary

Paul Longsworth, a 35-year public and private sector veteran, has been appointed to succeed Bob Cochran as president of the government services subsidiary at Westinghouse Electric Company. He will lead the business that provides nuclear technologies and services to government customers such as the departments of Energy and Defense, Westinghouse said Monday. Longsworth previously held […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman December 13, 2021, 11:45 am
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Verizon Secures 2 EIS Task Orders to Support DOE’s Digital Modernization Efforts; Jennifer Chronis Quoted

Verizon‘s public sector business has booked two contract awards, worth a total of $34.6 million, from the Department of Energy in support of its digital modernization efforts. The task orders, awarded through the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle, cover voice and data services across multiple DOE facilities including its headquarters in Washington, […] More

by Summer Myatt December 1, 2021, 11:38 am
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Highlights Agency’s Aviation Sustainability Pursuits

NASA is pursuing technology development efforts and partnerships with both private and public sectors to help the government boost aviation sustainability specifically through reduction of carbon emissions. The agency said Friday Bill Nelson, NASA administrator, spoke at a White House-led event and shared how aeronautics researchers are working on new, environment-friendly technologies for aircraft propulsion. […] More

by Nichols Martin September 10, 2021, 11:48 am
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KBR Receives National Renewable Energy Lab Support Contract

KBR has been selected by a Battelle-MRIGlobal partnership to assess project engineering designs and costs for a Department of Energy-funded research and development center for renewable energy technologies. Houston-based KBR said it received a contract from the Alliance for Sustainable Energy to perform evaluation work on biorefinery and biofuel projects at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 21, 2021, 5:56 am
in Contract Awards, Government Technology, News

Fluor-BWXT Partnership Receives $690M DOE Contract Extension For Portsmouth Plant Cleanup Work; Ken Camplin Quoted

A joint venture between Fluor and BWX Technologies will continue to provide environmental management services at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Ohio under a potential $690 million contract extension awarded by the Department of Energy. "We believe that BWXT’s footprint at seven sites supporting the DOE’s Environmental Management mission demonstrates the breadth and depth of our company’s waste management, environmental remediation and site clean-up capabilities,” said Ken Camplin, president of BWXT’s nuclear services group.

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by Noah Chelednik April 6, 2021, 9:06 am
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BWXT Secures NASA Contract to Continue Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Work

BWX Technologies announced on Thursday that NASA has awarded its subsidiary, BWXT Advanced Technologies, a one-year $9.4 million contract to continue its Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) design, manufacturing development and test support work. The contract builds on BWXT“™s work that started in 2017.

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by Noah Chelednik April 1, 2021, 9:24 am
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General Atomics-Led Facility Unveils Compact Tokamak Concept for Nuclear Fusion Energy

The General Atomics-managed DIII-D National Fusion Facility has developed a compact nuclear reactor design as part of efforts to support commercial nuclear fusion initiatives. The DIII-D facility's Compact Advanced Tokamak concept builds on the high-performance computing activities of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and well as the DIII-D team's plasma physics research work, General Atomics said Monday.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 30, 2021, 8:02 am
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DOE Opens Research Funding Opportunity for Rare-Earth Mineral Supply Chain; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

The Department of Energy plans to invest $30 million to fund research projects that aim to support domestic supply chain of rare-earth elements and minerals used to manufacture clean energy technologies. DOE said Thursday it seeks to invest in studies that will explore the fundamental traits of platinum-group elements and rare-earth minerals.

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by Matthew Nelson March 19, 2021, 8:02 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Technology, News

BlackBerry Unveils New Updates to AtHoc Communication Tech

BlackBerry has implemented new updates into an emergency mass notification system in an effort to augment communications between agencies and mitigate unauthorized access to federal government applications, data and systems.

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by Matthew Nelson March 10, 2021, 4:10 am
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Savannah River National Lab Gets DOE Contracts for Chemical Processing, Drying R&D Projects

Savannah River National Laboratory secured contracts worth $8.6 million from the Department of Energy to conduct research and development efforts for chemical processing and drying.

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by Matthew Nelson February 16, 2021, 9:26 am

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