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Advancing Energy Justice in Alaska

NREL works with remote and rural communities across Alaska and the world to develop energy and building technologies that enhance culture, strengthen economies, and improve resilience in a changing environment. Alaska and Arctic communities not only face one of the harshest climates on earth; they also pay some of the highest energy and housing costs in the nation. NREL's Alaska Campus collaborates with communities and tribes to develop affordable, culturally appropriate homes and buildings that combine traditional knowledge and twenty-first century technology. Demonstration homes deployed all over Alaska prove out new technologies in energy efficiency, foundations, indoor air quality, and clean energy. Local workforce development is incorporated into every project: new homes are built by local workers, often including the home's future occupant. With the Arctic warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, coastal erosion and thawing permafrost are wreaking havoc on roads, buildings, and infrastructure across Alaska. With an inclusive approach to R&D, NREL is helping communities adapt to a changing environment and advancing energy justice in the world's extremes.

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Issue focused stakeholder collaboration: reaching consensus on spent nuclear fuel transportation operational practices - 15465

This paper examines stakeholder and issue-focused approaches used by Department of Energy (DOE) programs to collaborate with key stakeholders on transportation practices to ship radioactive material, particularly used nuclear fuel (UNF) and transuranic waste (TRU). In accordance with the Administration's Strategy for the Management and Disposal of Used Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste, the current effort by DOE to plan for the development of a future transportation system to ship UNF from commercial reactors, with an initial focus on shutdown reactors, is using approaches similar to those used in other successful shipping campaigns to collaborate with stakeholders about sustainable transportation practices. As part of a coordinated approach to stakeholder outreach and collaboration, DOE is currently developing a draft Transportation Planning Framework to provide a template for future shipments of UNF from commercial reactors and is engaged with states and tribes and other stakeholders in discussions on the institutional and operational components of that Framework. (authors)

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Preliminary Evaluation of Removing Spent Nuclear Fuel From Shutdown Sites - Fort Calhoun Site Visit - 18048

This is a technical paper that does not take into account contractual limitations under the Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste (10 CFR Part 961). Under the provisions of the Standard Contract, DOE does not consider spent nuclear fuel in multi-assembly canisters to be an acceptable waste form, absent a mutually agreed to contract amendment. To the extent discussions or recommendations in this paper conflict with the provisions of the Standard Contract, the Standard Contract provisions prevail. An updated evaluation of removing spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from 14 shutdown nuclear power plant sites was conducted during 2017. The major update since 2016 was the addition of the recently shutdown Fort Calhoun site to the evaluation. The Fort Calhoun site is located on the western shore of the Missouri River in Washington County in eastern Nebraska, about 31 km north of Omaha, Nebraska. Fort Calhoun has been shut down since October 24, 2016 and final removal of SNF from the reactor vessel was completed on November 13, 2016. The site visit to Fort Calhoun occurred in May 2017 and involved meetings with the Fort Calhoun staff and the Union Pacific Railroad. Participants in the site visit included the Federal Railroad Administration, Pahrump Paiute Tribe, Prairie Island Indian Community, Nebraska State Patrol, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Rail Transportation, Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Motor Vehicle Enforcement, and the Council of State Governments-Midwest. The Fort Calhoun site was found to have two transportation mode options for the removal of SNF, rail and barge. In the case of rail, an onsite rail spur could be reinstalled from the existing Cargill industrial spur that runs through the Fort Calhoun site, or an onsite trans-load onto the Cargill industrial spur could be performed. In 2006, a barge was used to ship steam generators, a pressurizer, and a reactor vessel head to the Fort Calhoun site; consequently, barge transport of SNF offsite is potentially an option. (authors)

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Perspectives on Previous DOE Transportation Acquisition Efforts - 19049

The Department of Energy (DOE) is planning for future large-scale transport of commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) and High-Level Radioactive Waste (HLW) to eventual disposal and/or storage facilities. Various options for procuring transportation services are being evaluated. To inform this work, a review of past comments received on DOE transportation acquisition activities in the early 1990's through 2016 was conducted. Through the course of data collection, staff analyzed comments submitted from ten DOE initiatives from DoE's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) and DoE's Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE). This paper summarizes and outlines key themes arising from these comments. Past issues identified by a wide variety of commenters (nuclear industry and cask vendors, nuclear utilities and purchasers, states, Tribes, local governments, rail carriers, nongovernmental organizations, trade organizations, engineering firms, and members of the public) were examined. These issues concerned DoE's activities to make maximum use of the private sector to transport and store SNF and HLW. The key themes analyzed include: Uniqueness of the Shipping Campaign, Views on Privatization, Industry Risk and Privatization, Unclear Roles and Responsibilities, and Responsibilities Recommended for DOE to Maintain. This paper concludes by discussing lessons that can be learned from analyzing these public comments and what that may mean moving forward in the U.S. radioactive waste management program. (authors)

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Deep Isolation - Innovation for the Storage and Disposal of High-level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel - 19367

Deep Isolation, Inc. is a private, Berkeley based company that has brought innovation to nuclear waste disposal. Deep Isolation has developed a disposal technique that adapts mature drilling technology and customizes it for the purpose of providing a safe and secure solution. Though the stalled nuclear waste program in the US has created unwanted burdens and costs, it has also provided object lessons which Deep Isolation has learned from and designed a novel approach. The solution proposed by Deep Isolation combines the best of the geosciences and social sciences to present the US and other countries with an optimized and tailored approach to disposing of a variety of nuclear waste. This system can complement existing potential storage and disposal sites, or in the case of countries with smaller amounts of waste--the national solution. Deep Isolation innovates where others have stalled and offers a means of deep geological disposal that costs less, takes less time to implement, and cuts down and in some cases eliminates the need for transportation of the waste. The technical solution optimized by Deep Isolation uses established directional drilling technology from the oil and gas industry to drill a vertical drill hole thousands of meters deep and then transition to a horizontal drill hole that is thousands of meters in length. The target media is in or below shale formations, which are present at various depths throughout much of the United States and throughout the world. The availability of suitable geology allows for permanent disposal at multiple locations - including existing nuclear sites, without a need to transport the waste to a central repository. This innovative solution not only offers options for commercial used nuclear fuel and defense spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste, but also other nuclear wastes such as those considered by DoE's past deep bore-hole program, i.e. cesium and strontium capsules. Greater-Than-Class-C (GTCC) waste is also an opportunity for Deep Isolation. DoE's preferred alternative for GTCC includes 'land disposal at generic commercial facilities.' Deep Isolation could provide safe, secure, and permanent disposal at a commercial facility. Deep Isolation complements the technical innovation with best practices from the social sciences. In acknowledgement that the past challenges to implement nuclear waste disposal facilities have been primarily due to socio-political failings, we have designed a means to deeply engage with public and stakeholders. Our approach is committed to partnering with communities, local jurisdictions, states, and Tribes to determine a path forward that benefits all involved, that is fully transparent, collaborative and accountable. (authors)

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Comparing Ecological Risk between D and D Facilities and Operating Facilities at the Hanford Site - 19531

Many countries are faced with a large remediation task resulting from World War II, the Cold War, and subsequent industrial development. In the U.S. the Department of Energy (DOE) faces the largest hazardous waste remediation tasks, with a commitment to protect human health and the environment during and following remediation. DoE's biggest challenge is remediation of the many remaining cleanup areas at the Hanford Site, Washington. Some Hanford sites have extensive ecological resources and ecosystems that require protection or restoration. We briefly 1) describe a rapid evaluation method for ecological resources on units slated for cleanup that allows comparison among the different areas at the Hanford Site, 2) examine some D4 (deactivation, decommissioning, decontamination and demolition) facilities and Operating facilities that require remediation, 3) describe potential ecological harm to resources on these sites, and 4) compare how risks from potential harm vary at the Hanford Site. The ecological evaluation includes three phases: 1) general steps (identify resource categories, identify cleanup areas), 2) ecological descriptions (describe resources on the site to be cleaned up), and 3) ecological ratings (rate the value of the resources on a scale that can be applied across remediation sites). After completion of these steps for the sites requiring cleanup, a comparison of potential risks can be made among types of facilities (e.g. D4 facilities, legacy waste sites, operating facilities). D4 facilities are those slated for deactivation, decommissioning, decontamination and demolition, while operating facilities at Hanford include waste treatment plants, sludge basins, waste trenches, Central Waste Complex, storage facilities, and disposal facilities, among others required to support the D4 and other remediation activities, before they too are remediated. Currently the potential harm to ecological (and eco-cultural) resources on the Hanford Site for remediation at D4 facilities is very low, but increases to very high (for reactors) during remediation when there is physical disruption, increased traffic and personnel, and possible increased contamination. Following remediation, the potential harm to ecological resources is low, and the value may increase due to restoration of native vegetation on sites that were largely industrial prior to remediation. In contrast, the potential harm to ecological resources at Operating Facilities was higher currently than for D4 facilities, but was low to medium following cleanup. The higher harm (risk) at D4 facilities partly derives from the location of the reactors near the Columbia River, a resource extremely important to Tribal Nations and to other peoples in the Northwestern United States, as well as for the iconic and threatened salmon populations. Methods described in this paper provide Congress, DOE managers, regulators, Tribes, and the general public with assurance that ecological and eco-cultural resources and the environment are being protected during and following remediation. The analysis of specific sites provides managers, regulators and the public with information to make cost-effective decisions about remediation that continues to enhance ecological value while protecting human health. (authors)

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Challenges of Maintaining Institutional Controls: Maintenance of an Alternate Water Supply- A Case Study - 19583

The US Department of Energy (DOE) cofunded an alternate water-supply system (AWSS) with the Indian Health Service that was installed in the vicinity of the former uranium mill site near Riverton, Wyoming, as one of the institutional controls (ICs) at the site. The AWSS was constructed in 1998 to supply drinking water to residents within the IC boundary in lieu of drinking untreated groundwater that could potentially be impacted by the contaminated shallow aquifer. The AWSS derives water from three source wells that pump groundwater from the sandstones of the Wind River Formation to a 3.8 x 106 liter (1,000,000 gallon) storage tank. Water from the storage tank is distributed throughout the AWSS service area by approximately 18 kilometers (11 miles) of PVC pipeline. The AWSS currently serves 103 residential customers and 1 commercial customer. DOE and the Northern Arapaho tribe (owner of the AWSS) have partnered over the years to address numerous challenges with the AWSS that included engineering assessments, scientific investigations, sampling support, a hydrant flushing program, and funding. Challenges with the AWSS have included the following: (1) Transmission pipe installed during initial construction did not have a pressure rating high enough to account for system pressure surges. (2) AWSS appurtenances were initially installed without accounting for the effects of corrosive soils on metal components. (3) Natural radium from the Wind River Formation groundwater builds up in the AWSS transmission pipes to levels above the primary drinking water standard because of the lack of a flushing program, dead-end lines, and low system demand. A 2-year study showed that a unidirectional hydrant-flushing program will control the radium buildup. (4) Aging system components including hydrants, valves, and pumps are nearing their effective lifespan and are in need of replacement. (5) With the addition of large commercial customers, demand on the system has increased since the initial installation of the system, and future growth in the area will continue to increase demand. (6) Additional connections and integration of the AWSS with an areawide water system in the near future will require changes to the current flushing plan and add additional complexity regarding areas of responsibility. (7) A well-organized financial and administrative infrastructure is not in place, and additional revenue is needed to operate, maintain, and improve the AWSS. To be a viable IC, the AWSS will require management, maintenance, and upgrades to provide safe drinking water until groundwater meets drinking water standards. Responsibilities and funding for maintaining the AWSS as a viable IC are the focus of current discussions, and decisions regarding responsibilities and funding will be formalized in future cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with the owners. (authors)

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Panel Session 116: Waste Management from Remediation of Legacy Sites or Unplanned Releases

Past experiences have shown that there is often a disconnect between Indigenous societies and Western society. This disconnect can be attributed to different value systems between these two group and is not limited to the USA and Canada but also extends into Australia, New Zealand, and the Central Asia Republics (the 'five Stans'). The intent of this Panel Session to give voice to representatives from Indigenous communities, the challenges presented in remediation processes, and potential solutions. Standard risk assessment assumptions developed for Western societies often do not adequately address the cultural and spiritual values that may be unique to indigenous societies. This panel focused on the perspectives of Indigenous societies (e.g., Indian Tribes (US), First Nations (Canada)) related to risk assessment of environmental remediation challenges, including deep geological disposal of HLW and ILW, near-surface disposal of LLW and in-situ entombment of nuclear reactor components, and environmental remediation of abandoned uranium mines and historic wastes. Standard risk assessment assumptions often do not adequately address the cultural and spiritual values that may be unique to indigenous societies. Factoring those into a risk assessment that still meets regulatory requirements and policies such as reasonably anticipated land use at US EPA CERCLA sites can be challenging but has the potential to lead to a site or facility approach that is more accepted. Panelists with presentations: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Process - A Path for Indigenous Knowledge? (Francis Cameron); Local Community Perceptions and Remediation Projects (Michelle Roberts); Indigenous Perspectives on Risk Assessment (Bob Watts); Navajo Superfund Program: Fundamental Law and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (Dariel Yazzie); Risk Assessment: Two Indigenous Approaches (Whitney Fraser)

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Geographic Information System Based Emergency Response Training Assessments for DOE Radioactive Materials Transport - 20027

Safety and security are priorities of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) radioactive materials shipping campaigns. In the more than 70-year history of domestic transport of spent nuclear fuel (SNF), there has never been a transportation-related radiological injury. To support transportation planning, among the tools that DOE uses is the Stakeholder Tool for Assessing Radioactive Transportation (START). START contains geospatial data and transportation route analyses capabilities designed to support a range of DOE transportation planning initiatives. One of those functions is the capability to support emergency response planning and training for State and Tribal jurisdictions located on routes used for DOE shipments of radioactive materials. As part of the Department's commitment to public safety, DOE provides federally-funded radiological response training to emergency responders along DOE radioactive materials transportation corridors through its Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP). START contains spatial data representing the locations and emergency-response capabilities of fire departments, police, hospitals, State emergency response centers, and where TEPP-trained personnel are based. The START tool supports State and Tribal users' ability to evaluate emergency-response coverage on active and potential DOE radioactive materials transport routes through their jurisdictions, provide expected response times to reach the scene of an incident, identify equipment available to support a response, and identify the number of response personnel and their respective training levels. In addition, START can be used to identify gaps in coverage along a transportation corridor where additional radiological emergency response training may be needed. This paper describes the data, features, and functionality DOE uses to provide a resource for emergency response training needs assessments for States and Tribes along active and potential routes for transporting radioactive materials, and illustrates its use. It also discusses future plans to integrate TEPP and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) radiological training data to provide a more comprehensive source of geospatial information on personnel who have received equivalent radiological response training. (authors)

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The Future of Vehicle Grid Integration: Harnessing the Flexibility of EV Charging

This document lays out a shared vision for a beneficial, EV-integrated future where EVs are safely and securely connected, reliably served, and harmonized with the electric grid. It was developed as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) EVGrid Assist initiative. Stakeholder input was gathered through individual and collective conversations, including eight listening sessions with more than 100 participants representing utilities of different sizes and operating structures, manufacturers of vehicles and chargers, national associations, standards organizations, Tribes, fleet managers, consumer advocates, charging network operators, community-based organizations, utility regulators, consultants, vendors, labor, and environmental justice organizations. This document focuses on the future of electric on-road U.S. transportation, specifically the integration of light-duty vehicles (LDV) and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV) and their charging infrastructure with the electric grid. However, many of the insights here may apply to electrifying other transportation modes, as well as other distributed energy resources (DER).

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The Future of Vehicle Grid Integration: Harnessing the Flexibility of EV Charging

This document lays out a shared vision for a beneficial, EV-integrated future where EVs are safely and securely connected, reliably served, and harmonized with the electric grid. It was developed as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) EVGrid Assist initiative. Stakeholder input was gathered through individual and collective conversations, including eight listening sessions with more than 100 participants representing utilities of different sizes and operating structures, manufacturers of vehicles and chargers, national associations, standards organizations, Tribes, fleet managers, consumer advocates, charging network operators, community-based organizations, utility regulators, consultants, vendors, labor, and environmental justice organizations. This document focuses on the future of electric on-road U.S. transportation, specifically the integration of light-duty vehicles (LDV) and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV) and their charging infrastructure with the electric grid. However, many of the insights here may apply to electrifying other transportation modes, as well as other distributed energy resources (DER).

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Hydropower Flexibility and Environmental Tradeoffs Analysis

The importance of hydropower increases as the power grid evolves with the higher variable renewable contribution. As conventional thermal power plants are retired, the importance of hydropower contribution increases to balance the variability of solar and wind generation. However, reservoir water resources are constrained by multiple constraints, and variability of water inflow to the reservoirs creates limitations to dam water releases for power grid needs. Coordinating multiple tools, including water resources, ecological, and technical and economic power grid modeling, informs dam water releases. The case study, the Columbia River Basin multipurpose reservoir project, is operated for hydropower production and many other purposes considering the aquatic habitat of the river basin. Specifically, the river basin fish population is a vital element for the tribal community of the river basin. We integrated a production cost model, a water resource model, and decades of tribal knowledge to analyze the fish-friendly way of operating Columbia hydropower scheduling and grid impacts. We measure power grid impacts for various water resources planning scenarios in terms of total system operating cost, system reliability indicators, changes in wind and solar generation and curtailments, local marginal prices, and revenue for hydropower producers. The study results inform reservoir operating rules decisions from hydropower power producers, system operators, other water users, tribes, environmentalists, and other stakeholders.

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Lessons Learned from the Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) Peer-Learning Cohort Enhancing Resilience at Critical Facilities through Solar, Storage, and Microgrids

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with support from World Resources Institute (WRI), designed and led a six-month peer-learning cohort from January through July 2024 on "Enhancing Resilience at Critical Facilities through Solar, Storage, and Microgrids" as part of the U.S Department of Energy's Clean Energy to Communities (nrel.gov/c2c) (C2C) program. Representatives from 15 municipalities, municipal utilities, colleges, and Tribes from across the United States participated in monthly workshops covering best practices for planning and deploying local resilience projects. This document shares key takeaways, lessons learned, and resources from the cohort including considerations for planning, proposing, designing, procuring, and funding microgrid projects for resilience.

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Lessons Learned from the Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) Peer-Learning Cohort Evaluating and Prioritizing Municipal Buildings for Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization Investment

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with support from World Resources Institute (WRI), designed and led a six-month peer-learning cohort from January through July 2024 on "Enhancing Resilience at Critical Facilities through Solar, Storage, and Microgrids" as part of the U.S Department of Energy's Clean Energy to Communities (nrel.gov/c2c) (C2C) program. Representatives from 15 municipalities, municipal utilities, colleges, and Tribes from across the United States participated in monthly workshops covering best practices for planning and deploying local resilience projects. This document shares key takeaways, lessons learned, and resources from the cohort.

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Lessons Learned from the Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) Peer-Learning Cohort Incorporating Community Priorities into Electric Vehicle Plans and Projects

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with support from World Resources Institute (WRI), designed and led a six-month peer-learning cohort from January through July 2024 on "Enhancing Resilience at Critical Facilities through Solar, Storage, and Microgrids" as part of the U.S Department of Energy's Clean Energy to Communities (nrel.gov/c2c) (C2C) program. Representatives from 15 municipalities, municipal utilities, colleges, and Tribes from across the United States participated in monthly workshops covering best practices for planning and deploying local resilience projects. This document shares key takeaways, lessons learned, and resources from the cohort including key steps that can be taken to help entities design effective community engagement processes around clean mobility.

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Hot Springs and Geysers: Exploring Historical and Modern Impacts of Geothermal Energy Production on Associated Natural Surface Systems and Standardizing Management Practices

Surface thermal features, most notably hot springs and geysers are increasingly being recognized for their importance to ecosystems, indigenous cultures, and in some cases agriculture, recreation, and tourism. Geothermal project development poses a potential risk to these natural features but current regulatory requirements for assessing and managing these risks during exploration, permitting and monitoring are somewhat inconsistent and unpredictable across different geothermal fields. This has resulted in uncertainty and increases in exploration risk for geothermal energy developers that have led to costly project delays, cancellations, or hesitation to commit. Varying regulatory requirements may also influence public perception, fostering confusion, distrust and ultimately opposition to geothermal projects, further contributing to project delays or cancellations. At a time when there is an increasing urgency for reliable baseload clean energy, geothermal is a net-zero, renewable solution that additionally provides access to more equitable and environmentally just clean power. Continued integration of geothermal energy into the national energy roadmap can be facilitated through consistent and predictable permitting, providing regulators the framework they need, developers a clear path forward, and transparency that the public deserves. This project, currently in its beginning phases, seeks to address this important issue by providing a technical basis from which to build a preliminary protocol for assessing and managing potential impacts from new or existing geothermal energy projects to surface thermal features and their associated ecosystems. Development of this preliminary protocol will be informed by (1) a literature review of well-documented case studies in the western U.S. and New Zealand to understand the range of conditions that exemplify geothermal-surface thermal systems; (2) development of generic illustrative conceptual-numerical models to quantify, understand, and predict the first-order controls (e.g., pressure and permeability) on surface flows; and (3) additional independent and scientifically rigorous evaluations of geothermal-surface thermal system case studies from the Basin and Range Province that incorporate publicly available data as well as data provided by industry through data-sharing agreements. Learning from the successes of the process used to develop the Induced Seismicity Management Protocol (ISMP), we ultimately aim to use these initial efforts as a springboard for establishing a surface thermal feature management working group that will work collaboratively to finalize the protocol as well as co-create recommended best practices for implementation. We envision that the working group will primarily be composed of representatives from regulatory entities, government agencies, Tribes, academia, national laboratories, and industry, and will include early and regular engagement with community organizations and environmental groups. This will help ensure broad acceptance and implementation of the protocol, which will facilitate a more consistent, predictable, and standardized regulatory process, and help to ensure that geothermal energy continues to provide a reliable source of clean energy, and a pathway to achieving greater energy equity in the U.S.

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Work In Progress: Using Internships as Means for Indirect Assessment of ABET Criteria 3 "1-7" Student Outcomes

PSU operates the Power Engineering Internship program with funding from two U.S. Department of Energy grants. The program is operated in partnership with the lead organizations of these grants, an investor-owned utility, Portland General Electric (PGE), and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs (CTWS). One of the programmatic goals of the PEI is to create and sustain a clean energy engineering workforce pipeline on behalf of these lead organizations. Both grants support internships at PGE, which is also a partner on the CTWS grant. The PEI provides engineering students with year-long internships, spanning both the academic year and the summer. The interns work at PGE facilities located throughout the Portland metropolitan area. Interns are employed full-time during summers and part-time during the academic year. Proximity of the worksites to the PSU campus enables the interns to participate in the program while attending school full-time. During the academic year, students average fifteen hours per week, adjusting their work schedule according to their academic workload. The interns are allocated 930 hours per year, 480 in the summer and 450 during the academic year, which they can plan as they see fit. The internships provide meaningful financial support for the students, who can earn up to $21k if they use all of their allocated hours. Such funding is particularly important for the typical student who attends a minority serving institutions,

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