DOE Newswire Report News
Two EM Representatives Win Key Department of Energy Awards
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
DOE recently honored two EM employees with major awards for their superior performance in 2022.
EM Site Manager Monitors Endangered Woodpecker Population at SRS
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
An EM site manager recently joined U.S. Forest Service personnel to observe the monitoring process for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
Preliminary Agenda for 2023 National Cleanup Workshop Now Available
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Click here for the preliminary agenda for the ninth-annual National Cleanup Workshop set for Sept. 11-13 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.
Oak Ridge Removes Radioactive Source After ‘Needle in Haystack’ Search
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
EM workers recently completed a big task involving a small item by safely removing a highly radiated segment of wire roughly the size of a straightened-out paper clip from a cleanup project at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Nearly 200 Students Earn Intern Spots With Savannah River Site Contractor
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
A total of 180 students hailing from 59 colleges and 15 states recently earned spots in an a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) contractor’s paid summer internship program at the Savannah River Site.
Cross-training ‘Means the World’ to Technician, Offers Flexibility to EM Nevada
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Byron Smith joined the EM Nevada Program in spring 2022 to work as a real-time radiography technician.
Bechtel Names New Project Director for Hanford Plant
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Bechtel National Inc. has selected Senior Vice President Brian Hartman as the new project director for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP)
Six New Members Join Paducah Site’s Citizens Advisory Board
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
EM has appointed six new members to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Citizens Advisory Board (CAB):
Hanford Teams Up With Local Sheriff’s Office to Improve Traffic Safety
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The Hanford Site and EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) teamed up with the Benton County Sheriff's Office earlier this year to enhance traffic safety on the site.
EM Invests $30 Million in Hanford Tank Waste Research & Development
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
A new $30 million investment by EM will fund research and technology development led by DOE’s national laboratories aimed at better addressing tank waste at the Hanford Site.
Energy, Interior Departments Consult Tribes on Managing Rattlesnake Mountain
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
DOE is committed to improving the protection of tribal sacred sites — and access to those sites by tribes
State Releases Report, Marking Another Step In EM’s Cleanup At ETEC
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
Oak Ridge Newscast Wins National Award in First Year on Air
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
In the first year of producing its groundbreaking monthly news show, “Energycast Oak Ridge,” the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) took home a national award recognizing excellence in storytelling and public outreach.
Standing Tall: Hanford Reactor Cocoon Voted Local Project of the Year
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
An EM priority project in 2022 continues to earn accolades in 2023.
Savannah River Site Collaborates to Support U.S. Warfighters
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Leaders from the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic, DOE’s Savannah River Site (DOE-SR)
Miss America Brings Nuclear Energy Message to Women Engineers at Hanford
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The Office of River Protection and contractor Washington River Protection Solutions recently hosted a high-profile advocate for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.
Oak Ridge Honors Small Businesses for Critical Role in Cleanup
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) cleanup contractor UCOR recognized six small businesses at a ceremony last week for their support of EM’s cleanup mission.
Oak Ridge Partners With University to Grow Cleanup Workforce
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Nearly 85 miles west of Oak Ridge, 10,000 students attend Tennessee Tech University.
DOE’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Working Group Reconvenes in Idaho
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
A working group recently addressed policy and crosscutting issues impacting the handling, storage and disposition of DOE-managed spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in its first in-person meeting since late 2019.
Savannah River Site, Education Center Reflect on 40 Years of Partnerships
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
For almost four decades, DOE’s Savannah River Site (SRS) and the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken (USC Aiken)