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McCord, Samuel Adam

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DOE OSTI2015

2014 Annual Site Environmental Report for Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico

Sandia National Laboratories is a multiprogram laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation (Sandia), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000. This Annual Site Environmental Report summarizes data and the compliance status of Sandia’s sustainability, environmental protection, and monitoring programs at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, during calendar year 2014. Major environmental programs include air quality, water quality, groundwater protection, terrestrial surveillance, waste management, pollution prevention, environmental restoration, oil and chemical spill prevention, and implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act. Environmental monitoring and surveillance programs are required by DOE O 231.1B, Change 1, Environment, Safety, and Health Reporting .

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DOE OSTI2012

Rare Earth Elements: Procurement, Application, and Reclamation

With the ongoing technological advances in electronics, vehicles, and national defense systems, the demand for Rare Earth Elements has increased exponentially. “Rare Earth Elements: Procurement, Applications, and Reclamation” will explain what Rare Earth Elements are and their unique characteristics, how they are obtained, and the processes needed to prepare the elements for specific usage, such as in powder metallurgy. It also discusses the locations of the mines used to acquire the elements and the political implications associated with the locations. It discusses the utilizations of these elements in various fields of technology and the need for more of these elements as such technology continues to advance. It also considers the possibility of reclaiming the used or worn out elements and reutilizing them in the future; highlighting the companies that have started to recycle the elements, reducing the demand for newly mined elements. Finally, it depicts the idea that reclamation of Rare Earth Elements will become a necessity and a benefit, both on a small and large scale, in the near future.

Romero, Jared L.↗