Energy Department

DOE: Slow leak in Washington waste tank

The Energy Department confirmed Monday that there is a slow leak in the oldest double-shell waste tank at the Hanford, Washington nuclear reservation that's allowing highly radioactive and hazardous waste to leak into the space between the inner and outer shells, The Associated Press reports.

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UPDATED 6:38 AM EDT, October 23, 2012

DOE failed to shed travel spending for contractors, inspector general says

The Energy Department's inspector general found that the department failed to cut back the travel expenses incurred by its contractors after the White House called for a 30 percent reduction, The Hill reports.

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UPDATED 7:38 AM EDT, October 18, 2012

DOE delays decision on Cheniere Energy facility

The U.S. Department of Energy says it needs more time to consider an environmental group's objections to a Texas company's plans to build an export terminal for liquefied natural gas in southwest Louisiana, The Associated Press reports.

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UPDATED 6:13 AM EDT, October 17, 2012

DOE buys time on LNG export decision

The Energy Department delayed its approval of a liquefied natural gas export license for Cheniere Energy, stating that it needs time to assess a Sierra Club complaint that the environmental assessment used in the review process was too lax, The Hill reports.

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UPDATED 1:45 AM EDT, October 3, 2012

DOE loan guarantee program plagued with delays

The Energy Department's controversial loan guarantee program has been beset by delays caused by technical questions, companies' own failures to meet contractual milestones and a sense of caution in financing high-risk ventures after the embarrassment caused by Solyndra's bankruptcy, Reuters reports.

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UPDATED 6:19 AM EDT, September 28, 2012

DOE to support university-led nuclear energy projects

The Energy Department will be granting more than $13 million dollars through its Nuclear Eenrgy University Programs to support secure, safe and efficient nuclear energy innovation.

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UPDATED 6:27 AM EDT, September 25, 2012

Republicans scold Obama for delaying LNG export study

Republicans are citing the Obama administration's delay of a natural gas export study as evidence that the president is reluctant to support natural gas development, The Hill reports.

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UPDATED 7:05 AM EDT, September 24, 2012

Solar start-up preparing to receive DOE loan faces scrutiny

Critics are closely watching SoloPower, a solar panel start-up that shares many similarities with Solyndra, as it prepares to receive a loan from the Energy Deparment's controversial loan guarantee program, Reuters reports.

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UPDATED 7:04 AM EDT, September 18, 2012

DOE delays release of LNG export report

The Energy Department announced Monday that it would postpone the release of a report on the effects of exporting liquefied natural gas to the end of the year, Reuters reports.

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UPDATED 18:00 PM EDT, September 12, 2012

Nuclear agency needs better oversight of contractors, study finds

The National Nuclear Security Administration needs better oversight of its contractors to ensure safety at sites around the country, said a report by the Government Accountability Office.

"As work carried out at NNSA’s sites involves dangerous nuclear materials such as plutonium and highly enriched uranium, stringent safety procedures and security requirements must be observed," the report said.

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