News from April 2023
New Equipment Sets Stage for Future Deactivation at Paducah Site
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
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.
SRS Liquid Waste Contractor Improving Salt Processing Efficiency
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
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.