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Recent News About U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management
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WIPP Waste Shipment Drivers Surpass 16 Million Safe Miles
EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently marked a milestone after its drivers exceeded 16 million safe miles without a serious accident or injury, equivalent to 33 roundtrips to the moon or more than 642 trips around the world.
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DOE Releases Funding Opportunity Announcement for Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program
Today the Department of Energy released Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number DE-FOA-0002820 for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) which will result in multiple financial assistance awards for the Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP).
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Switching Roles: EM to Host First Reverse Industry Day for Virtual Audience
EM is hosting its first Reverse Industry Day (RID) next month, giving the contractor workforce an opportunity to share details on the industry decision-making process and offer perspectives to enhance the cleanup program’s business environment.
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Students Enjoy Fun, Food, Music and STEM at Community Event
Students from the greater Allendale, South Carolina, area recently enjoyed the inaugural “All in Allendale” event, which offered fun, food, and music, as well as science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities.
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A Call to the Public: EM Seeks Candidates for Advisory Board
The cleanup program is seeking interested members of the public to fill vacancies on the Environmental Management Advisory Board (EMAB).
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Lore of the Ring: What Was Lost is Now Found
A ring believed lost is discovered decades later in an unlikely place. Knowing this ring may be precious to someone, a group of people start a quest to find its owner.
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DOE Recognizes Two EM Sites for Exceptional Project Management
Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk presented EM two Project Management Awards during a ceremony last week, recognizing exceptional results for complex projects.
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Partnerships in Oak Ridge Help Fight Against Cancer
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) joined partners in a growing collaboration at an event last week to celebrate advances in cancer treatment research that have emerged from an unexpected place — old nuclear material.
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U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Outlines Recruitment Efforts to Fill Growing Number of Vacancies
The U.S. Department of Energy Office (DOE) of Environmental Management (EM) Workforce Management Office is implementing recruitment efforts to fill more than 300 vacancies across the cleanup program.
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Savannah River Site Contractor Finishes Complete Year Safely
EM’s liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has completed more than 365 days without a work-related injury that required an employee to miss a day on the job.
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DOE Honors Two EM Sites for Increasing Use of Zero-Emissions Vehicles
Just in time for Earth Day, DOE named EM’s Portsmouth Site and Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) as Green Fleet Award recipients last week for their exceptional efforts in ordering the most light-duty zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) in fiscal 2023.
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Hanford Makes Progress Retrieving Tank Waste, Prepares for Future Transfers
Hanford Site workers continue to make headway dissolving solid waste in a large underground storage tank in a campaign to remove and transfer 426,000 gallons of radioactive and chemical waste to a newer double-shell tank for safe storage until the waste is treated.
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DOE Awards Integrated Tank Disposition Contract at the Hanford Site
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded the Hanford Integrated Tank Disposition Contract (ITDC) to Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure, LLC (H2C) of Lynchburg, Virginia, for work to be performed at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State.
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DOE Issues Expression of Interest for Surface Contaminated Nickel Technology
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) issued an Expression of Interest (EOI)
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Top EM Leaders, Stakeholders From Eight Cleanup Sites Discuss Mission Work
EM senior leaders met with stakeholders from eight cleanup sites across the DOE complex recently to discuss current and planned mission work and other topics from a jam-packed agenda during the two-day EM Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) National Chairs meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Over 300 People Gather for EM-NNSA Event on Cleanup, National Security
More than 300 people turned out for a town hall-style event last week focused on national security and environmental cleanup priorities, including EM’s work at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico.
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New Advisory Board Members Get Firsthand Look at Oak Ridge Cleanup
New members of the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board (ORSSAB) are benefiting from a return to an in-person orientation and tour of major cleanup across the Oak Ridge Reservation for the first time since the coronavirus.
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Waste Treatment Plant Conducts Emergency Drills, Prepares to Receive Ammonia
Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) staff recently performed an emergency preparedness drill simulating a response to an ammonia leak.
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'No Fear of Heights is a Good Quality': Oak Ridge Inspects Towering Stack
Performing work on tall structures presents unique challenges. But when they’re also aging, they bring an even greater dimension to planning.
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Hanford Works Quickly to Restore Power After Fierce Windstorm
A well-coordinated effort by EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) quickly restored power, repaired fallen utility poles and replaced transformers following a severe windstorm that hit the Hanford Site in late February.