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Recent News About U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management
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Community College Helps Oak Ridge Build Pipeline of Qualified Workers
Community college partnerships can help the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) sites build their workforces, providing a pipeline of local qualified workers needed for cleanup.
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Hanford’s Vit Plant Shares Passing of Project Director Valerie McCain
Valerie McCain, project director of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) and a Bechtel senior vice president at the Hanford Site, died on March 26 following a short illness.
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EM Announces Upcoming Departure of Senior Leader Hendrickson
EM headquarters announced today that Randy Hendrickson, a senior leader with extensive background and experience in military and civilian service, has accepted a position in the private sector.
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West Valley Citizen Task Force Members Meet With EM Representatives
Members of the West Valley Citizen Task Force met with EM representatives last week in Washington, D.C., to discuss the group’s priorities and challenges.
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EM Knockdown: Another Reactor Coming Down at Oak Ridge
The skyline in the heart of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is changing again as workers begin to demolish a once world-famous reactor.
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Investment in Small Businesses at SRS Builds Jobs Locally and Beyond
An EM contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is dedicated to advancing small, diverse businesses, committing nearly $1.3 billion to them at the local, regional and national level over the past five years.
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Hanford Plant Shift Operations Managers Reach Full Qualification
The Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recognized a significant team achievement recently, when the last of its eight shift operations managers finished a rigorous qualifications process.
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DOE Renews Non-Competitive Financial Assistance Cooperative Agreement to Energy Communities Alliance, Inc.
Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) renewed the non-competitive financial assistance Cooperative Agreement renewal (DE-EM0005284) to the Energy Communities Alliance, Inc.
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DOE, Elected Officials Applaud Idaho Site Employees for Achieving Spent Nuclear Fuel Milestone
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) leaders on Tuesday joined tribal, state and local officials, contractors and a dedicated workforce here to mark a recent milestone with the state of Idaho nearly 25 years in the making.
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DOE Office of Environmental Management’s Efforts to Develop an Inclusive STEM Workforce of the Future
More than 300 EM employees have recently retired, resulting in a large amount of job vacancies across the cleanup program.
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SRS, Regulators Reach Agreement for Liquid Waste Cleanup Milestones
EM’s field office at the Savannah River Site (SRS), in partnership with state and federal regulators, has finalized a high-level waste tank milestones agreement guiding the work to clean up one of the largest environmental risks in South Carolina.
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Construction to Start for Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative
Crews began site preparation last week for the 60,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative (AMC) facility planned for the University of South Carolina Aiken (USC Aiken) campus, with construction set to follow.
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Savannah River Site Preps to Provide Fuel for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
The H Canyon chemical separations facility at Savannah River Site (SRS) is preparing to recycle used highly enriched uranium (HEU) and downblend it to provide much-needed fuel for U.S. advanced nuclear reactors.
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EM Set to Tackle 2023 Priority: Demolition of Four Buildings at NNSS
The EM Nevada Program is preparing for the next phase of work after successfully completing its top 2022 priority to begin demolition of the Engine Maintenance, Assembly, and Disassembly (EMAD) and Test Cell C (TCC) facilities at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).
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Oak Ridge Team Makes Headway on Mercury Treatment Facility
An Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) team recently hit two milestones in a construction project that’s pivotal to future cleanup at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12).
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Savannah River Site Integrates Salt Waste Processing Facility’s IT Systems
With EM’s liquid waste operations at Savannah River Site (SRS) relying heavily on the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF), a team successfully transitioned the facility’s computers, software and security systems into the SRS network earlier this month, without interrupting production.
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Cell by Cell, West Valley Workers Steadily Deconstruct Main Plant
EM and prime contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) recently removed the concrete floor of a cell within the Main Plant Process Building as part of work to demolish the facility at the West Valley Demonstration Project.
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Hanford Offers Innovative Respiratory Training Curriculum
EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently revised a respiratory protection course at the Hanford Site’s Volpentest Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response (HAMMER) Federal Training Center.
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Savannah River National Lab Receives Aviation Safety Award for Second Year
The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Program has received a government-wide aviation safety award from the U.S. General Services Administration and Interagency Committee for Aviation Policy for the second consecutive year.
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Idaho Site Safely Completes Fuel Transfer, Meeting EM’s Commitment to State
Idaho Site Safely Completes Fuel Transfer, Meeting EM’s Commitment to State