...committed to disposing of at least 34 metric tons each of weapons-grade plutonium.On Wednesday, acting U.S. Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman said the administration has been clear it needs to be a good steward of taxpayer money and see whether...

...Nuclear Facilities Safety Board noted in May 2012, when its chairman, Peter Winokur, presented the issue directly to Energy Secretary Steven Chu."The remaining residual contamination is the principal hazard posed by Building 235-F and includes...

...Nuclear Security Administration's mixed oxide fuel facility.The release of the spending plan will be made by Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman, and will outline "the Administration's commitment to an all-of-the-above energy strategy...

...department's overall budget has been reduced by $1.9 billion for the remainder of the fiscal year," Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel B. Poneman said, in a letter to Haley.Those impacts, based on a preliminary analysis, translate to $107...

...SMR had expressed interest in using SRS as a venue for such projects, but they were passed over in November when Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the inaugural grant would go to a group led by Babcock & Wilcox in partnership with the Tennessee...

...interest in using the South Carolina site as a venue for such projects, but were passed over last November when Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the inaugural grant would go to a group led by Babcock & Wilcox in partnership with the Tennessee...

...behind schedule and lacking even a single customer for its product," Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., has asked Energy Secretary Steven Chu for updated construction cost estimates for the project, along with a firm timeline for completion and...

...interim storage, followed by a carefully planned "geologic repository," according to a new report issued by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu."The Administration supports the development of a pilot interim storage facility with an initial focus...

...power of the government and the costs of doing business.North America is rich in resources. The president and his energy secretary have done their best to prevent domestic production of these resources. Trillions of dollars of American capital...

...as one of many possible replacements for U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who is resigning after four years...a report by The National Journal, include Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman, billionaire investor Tom Steyer, former...