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December 1, 2011
EA-1679: Revision Sheet for Final Environmental Assessment

Grand Coulee’s Third Power plant 500-kV Transmission Line Replacement Project, Grant and Okanogon Counties, Washington

November 18, 2011
Demolition Begins on Hanford’s Historic Plutonium Vaults - Plutonium Finishing Plant on track to meet regulatory milestone

RICHLAND, WASH. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CH2M HILL) began demolishing a vault complex that once held stores of plutonium for the U.S. nuclear weapons program at the Hanford Site in southeast Washington State.

November 15, 2011
CX-007503: Categorical Exclusion Determination

331 Aquatic Research Laboratory Upgrades at the 331 Building
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 11/15/2011
Location(s): Washington
Offices(s): River Protection-Richland Operations Office

November 14, 2011
DOE Issues Request for Proposals for Hanford Site Occupational Medical Services

RICHLAND, Wash. – The Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an Occupational Medical Services contract at the Hanford Site. The solicitation is for a small-business contractor to perform occupational medical services for the DOE Richland Operations Office and Office of River Protection.

October 28, 2011
EA-1889: Draft Environmental Assessment

Disposal of Decommissioned, Defueled Naval Reactor Plants from USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

October 17, 2011
A highly efficient catalyst to convert renewable crops into the product propylene glycol was discovered by scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and commercialized by the Archer Daniels Midland Company. | Image courtesy of PNNL.
PNNL Breakthrough Leads to Less Foreign Oil, More American Jobs

A highly efficient catalyst to convert renewable crops into the product propylene glycol was discovered by scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and commercialized by the Archer Daniels Midland Company.

October 12, 2011
CX-006861: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Montana BioDiesel Initiative
CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B3.8
Date: 10/12/2011
Location(s): Sheridan, Wyoming; Soap Lake in Grant County, Washington, Montana
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office

October 11, 2011
RFID technology is a prime example of how targeted Research & Development can enable the development of a core technology – making information mobile – that has commercial potential as far as the imagination can take you.
RFID Technology Creating Jobs, Impacting Americans With Increasing Frequency

From scanning a metro card on a daily commute, to locating a lost pet that’s gone missing, RFID tags touch most Americans’ lives frequently throughout a given day. Learn more about how the National Labs enabled the development of this technology –- an industry that is projected to grow to $27 billion by 2015 and has commercial potential as far as the imagination can take you.

October 7, 2011
Agencies Decide to Dig Up Contaminated Soil at Hanford Site - Federal and state agencies determine cleanup plans for four areas near central Hanford

RICHLAND, Wash. –The Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the Washington Department of Ecology, have made plans for remediating contaminated soil at four locations in the center of the Hanford Site.

October 7, 2011
CX-006814: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Columbia Rural Electric Association (Columbia REA) Dayton Substation Tap Line Project
CX(s) Applied: B4.12
Date: 10/07/2011
Location(s): Dayton, Columbia County, Washington
Office(s): Bonneville Power Administration