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Hanford Contractors Celebrate Earth Day Cleaning Up Local Park
Protecting the environment is key for EM’s Office of River Protection and Richland Operations Office, and that’s why dozens of Hanford Site employees joined forces to celebrate the importance of Earth Day by cleaning up one of the most popular local parks.
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In Unique Fire Ecology Course, Students Practice Prescribed Burn at Savannah River Site
Sixteen students from the University of Georgia have completed a popular spring semester course on fire ecology that included a prescribed burn of 375 acres of land at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
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Sounding the Alarm at Hanford: It’s Only a Test
Sound testing kicked off recently at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant as team members measured ambient sound levels throughout the plant’s facilities.
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West Valley Supports Local Environmental Competition for Students
With support from EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP), students from local high schools recently joined a competition based on environmental topics, with this year’s special focus on adapting to climate change.
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STEP Class Brings Science to Life at Savannah River Site
More than 50 fifth and sixth grade students from a school in Augusta, Georgia, recently experienced a unique hands-on environmental class in the forests of the Savannah River Site (SRS) to inspire early interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers at the site.
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Open Season: Visitors Set Sights on Hanford B Reactor Tours
History buffs, engineering enthusiasts and science aficionados are all taking aim at one of Washington state’s hottest tickets: a tour of the B Reactor National Historic Landmark.
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Minority Serving Institution Funding Awards to Foster DOE Office of Environmental Management Workforce Pipeline
DOE announced funding opportunities last week totaling $24.5 million for minority serving institutions (MSI).
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Annual Turkey Hunt at Savannah River Site Creates Lifelong Memories
Clear skies at daybreak contributed to a successful hunt start for nine of the 15 hunters selected by the National Wild Turkey Federation to take part in the 18th Annual Wheelin’ Sportsman Ultimate Turkey Hunt at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently.
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DOE Launches New Consumer Energy Savings Hub
DOE recently launched the Energy Savings Hub — an online one-stop shop for American families and consumers to access the savings tools that President Biden’s Investing in America agenda has made available to drastically cut energy costs.
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Savannah River Site Replaces Crane Motor Essential to Operations
EM crews at the Savannah River Site’s (SRS) 70-year-old H Canyon Chemical Separations Facility safely replaced a motor on a crane for the first time recently, ensuring its viability in this one-of-a-kind facility for years to come.
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SRS Liquid Waste Contractor Invests in Leadership Development
EM’s liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is investing in its supervisors through intensive leadership development workshops.
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Outreach, Engagement Help Increase Participation in Hanford Safety Culture
A sustained team effort on the Hanford Site is driving employee engagement in safety to a new level.In 2022, EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) developed a strategy to ensure new employees become engaged in Hanford’s safety culture.
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Hanford’s Valerie McCain Recognized for Leadership, Named Top 25 Newsmaker
Bechtel announced today that Valerie McCain, the late project manager at the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP), was recently named a Top 25 Newsmaker for 2023 by Engineering News-Record magazine.
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Hanford Fire Department Prepares for Fire Season
Months before the wildland fire season begins, EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) conducts fire prevention efforts on the Hanford Site, getting equipment ready and reducing the potential severity of any wildfires.
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Mannequin Assists Hanford Employees in Radiological Control Training
An innovative radiological control simulator plays a key role in the training process for technicians at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP).
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Oak Ridge Cleans Up Creek Bank at East Tennessee Technology Park
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR are in the final stages of cleanup at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP).
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Idaho Site Team Shares Sense of Achievement Over Treatment Facility Launch
Sixteen years after EM broke ground for the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU), the first-of-a-kind facility began treating radioactive liquid waste from underground tanks at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 11.
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SRS Liquid Waste Contractor Improving Salt Processing Efficiency
The liquid waste contractor at EM's Savannah River Site is implementing several changes for improving the efficiency and resiliency of equipment inside the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF), which will allow the facility to process more salt waste.
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New Equipment Sets Stage for Future Deactivation at Paducah Site
After months of training, field demonstrations and operational drills, workers at EM’s Paducah Site have demonstrated the safe and compliant operation of new equipment to compact components — each roughly the size of a 15-passenger van — as part of upcoming deactivation work for a massive uranium-enrichment process building slated for demolition.
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DOE Releases First Update to Consent-Based Siting Process for Spent Nuclear Fuel
DOE today released an updated version of its consent-based siting process that takes immediate action to engage with willing communities to host federal consolidated interim storage facilities, reducing the number of locations where commercial spent nuclear fuel is stored and easing the burden on U.S. taxpayers.