Dept. of Energy Deploys $1.5B to Upgrade National Labs
Dept. of Energy Deploys $1.5B to Upgrade National Labs
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Of Energy has announced its plan for parceling out $1.5 billion to upgrade the network of national laboratories that it manages, including funds for cutting-edge technological tools, as well as for some of the facilities that house them. In announcing the allocations on Nov. 4, DOE said some of the new funds will go for major equipment projects in areas such as high-energy physics, fusion energy, nuclear physics and science laboratories. The infusion for the labs comes from the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law on Aug. 16, which contains the largest federal funding injection in U.S. history for addressing the effects of climate change, said John Podesta, the White House senior adviser for senior adviser for clean energy innovation and implementation. The White House said in a fact sheet that the new funding will provide "a long overdue boost" for DOE's national labs. Top Five Funding RecipientsIn all, 13 of the 17 national labs will share the climate bill money, the White House and Granholm said. The second-largest allotment is $259.4 million to the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, in Batavia, Ill. Also on the list are: $196.6 million to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif.; $190.9 million to the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, N.Y.; and $135.8 million to the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory-formerly the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center-in Stanford, Calif.The funds will help finance multiple projects at each site. Manchin said in a statement that the funds "Will help pay for needed repairs as well as invest in new construction of cutting-edge facilities." The energy committee added that the funding will "Accelerate ongoing facility upgrade projects and national lab infrastructure projects."
