Tag Archives: DOE

The Department of Energy has earmarked funding for two General Atomics teams from the DIII-D National Fusion Facility to support the establishment of new approaches to sustainable fusion energy.

The Department of Energy has cleared a funding vehicle worth potentially $1.355B for a public power consortium-led project that includes construction of a small modular reactor plant by NuScale Power, which Fluor holds a majority stake in. Fluor said Monday it plans to support Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems and NuScale in establishing a clean-energy SMR system through UAMPS' Carbon Free Power Project.

Google Cloud has entered into a five-year agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide access to a variety of Google Cloud technologies to help the department scale research efforts and drive innovation across DOE national labs and field sites, the company announced Thursday. "Our work with Google Cloud is helping us reduce the friction and pivot to innovation," said  Rocky Campione.

Intel’s federal business has entered into a three-year agreement with the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories to conduct large-scale research into a new computing concept based on the human neurobiological system.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is developing a supercomputer to support the National Nuclear Security Administration’s simulation and research activities involving nuclear weapons and stockpile management.

John Vollmer, chief executive officer with Amentum, and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company’s recent announcement of its planned acquisition of DynCorp. He addressed how the purchase would expand the combined company’s offerings, the expansive culture and the new markets that will come into play after they complete integration. 

A joint venture of Amentum, Fluor and Atkins has received a notice to proceed from the Department of Energy to begin transition activities for cleanup work at the Hanford site in Washington.

The Department of Energy has announced plans to earmark $30M in fiscal 2021 grants for small businesses' research and development projects that aim to support the DOE Office of Science mission.

A data transmission concept developed by a team comprised of Northrop Grumman and  Monrovia, Calif,-based company Seatrec has been chosen for the next phase of a competition focused on renewable energy-based ocean observation technologies.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 4, 2020 — A joint venture between Amentum and Envirocon will offer deactivation, decommissioning and removal services to the Department of Energy through a contract vehicle worth potentially $3B over 10 years, GovCon Wire reported July 22.

Ninety-two U.S. small businesses will receive up to $116 in total grants to continue developing prototypes or processes for the second phase of two Department of Energy-funded programs that support scientific innovation projects.

A consortium launched in March to advance research into the novel coronavirus using supercomputers has approved 78 COVID-19 research proposals and has been running 68 projects as of July 1, Nextgov reported Wednesday.

The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management has awarded Fluor a position on a potential 10-year, $3 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide nationwide deactivation, decommissioning and removal of facilities, waste management and program support, the company announced Wednesday.

Woolpert will help the Department of Energy's legacy management services team maintain information technology applications and manage environmental spatial data as part of a potential five-year, $10M contract.

The Department of Energy’s Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office is looking for potential AI research and development concepts encompassing various subject areas including sensors, supercomputers and data analytics.