The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The winner of the competition is the team that best blends affordability, consumer appeal, and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency.

This Quick Reference Guide supplements the more complete Guide to Preparing SAND Reports and Other Communication Products. It provides limited guidance on how to prepare SAND Reports at Sandia National Laboratories.

In accordance with section 1805 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 1992, the Department of Energy is providing the sixth Triennial Report to Congress on the progress of the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund (UED&D Fund). In the last report submitted to Congress in January 2008, the Department concluded that in no case was the UED&D Fund sufficient to complete the cleanup activities at the three Gaseous Diffusion Plants located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Piketon, Ohio; and Paducah, Kentucky. The January 2008 report estimated that...