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Dr. Stanley Atcitty speaks with Dr. Imre Gyuk about about his experiences in the Navajo community, the impact of power electronics on the nation’s electric grid and what led him to engineering.

Dr. Stanley Atcitty speaks with Dr. Imre Gyuk about about his experiences in the Navajo community, the impact of power electronics on the nation’s electric grid and what led him to engineering.

Two Department Employees Recognized for Outstanding Public Service
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Two Department of Energy employees have been nominated for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for their work to improve medical treatment and reduce greenhouse gases.

Oak Ridge: Approaching 4 Million Safe Work Hours
Safety inspections are a key element in a nuclear cleanup environment with large pieces of cleanup equipment. Inspections are essential to continuing safety success and reaching new milestones.| Photo courtesy of Oak Ridge

Workers at URS | CH2M Oak Ridge (UCOR), the prime contractor for EM’s Oak Ridge cleanup, are approaching a milestone of 4 million safe work hours without a lost time away incident.

President Obama Honors Sidney Drell with National Medal of Science
Sidney Drell, emeritus deputy director of SLAC, with President Obama on Feb. 1, 2013, wearing the National Medal of Science. | Photo credit: Ryan K. Morris/National Science & Technology Medals Foundation

The emeritus deputy director of SLAC was presented with the National Medal of Science on February 1, 2013.

Innovative Technology Simulates Slips So Employees Don’t Have To
A Savannah River Remediation employee finds out how hazardous slippery conditions can be as part of a safety demonstration inside the URS Slip Simulator. A harness connected to a support beam allows participants to experience walking on slippery conditions without falling. | Photo by Energy Department

Imagine being harnessed to a support beam and then walking across a sheet of ice without falling.  Thanks to technology developed by Savannah River Remediation (SRR), employees at Savannah River Site are learning greater workplace safety skills.  The mobile URS Slip Simulator is a portable laboratory equipped with a video monitor, ceiling support beam and a walking surface, which resembles a s

A Marvel of Science and History is a Must-See in the Northwest
Hanford makes a Seattle list of best places to visit in the Northwest. | Energy Department Photo

The B Reactor National Historic Landmark tour and the Hanford Site cleanup tour in Washington State are getting a positive reaction from Seattle Met magazine. The publication added the historical tours to its list of best places to visit in the Northwest.