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Highlights of Environmental Cleanup Over Past Five Years at Los Alamos
The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B)
EM’s Avery Meets With Community Partners Invested in SRS Cleanup
Jeff Avery, EM’s principal deputy assistant secretary, participated in a meet-and-greet last week in Washington, D.C.
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Paducah Builds Toward Ten-Year Goal to Significantly Reduce Site Hazards
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
EM workers continue to reduce chemical hazards at the Paducah Site with the recent shipment of 14 sodium fluoride traps, or exchange vessels, for off-site disposal and the elimination of the site’s entire chlorine gas cylinder inventory.
WIPP Moves Closer to Finishing Buildings for New Ventilation System
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Progress on the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) continues, with crews rapidly approaching the completion of construction of its buildings.
EM Workers, Beekeeper Relocate Bees Creating Buzz at Idaho Site
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Alert employees teamed up with a regional beekeeper to save thousands of honeybees that recently took up residence at an Idaho National Laboratory (INL
Hanford Makes Progress Preparing Historic Building for Demolition
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Crews with EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) are making progress preparing one of the Hanford Site’s oldest buildings for demolition.
Summer Interns Bring Unique Perspectives to Oak Ridge Cleanup
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
With a significant percentage of employees eligible for retirement in the next decade, the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM)
Doing Business at Savannah River Site: Companies Learn About Contract Process
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
EM contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) recently supported the Savannah River Federal Business Opportunities Forum, a two-day event held in North Augusta, South Carolina.
Testing Underway at Renovated Wastewater Load-in Station at Hanford
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS)
Educators Tour ‘National Treasure’ at Savannah River Site
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Teachers from Aiken, Orangeburg and Barnwell counties in South Carolina recently learned what it takes to successfully lead students to a future in the nuclear industry during the Savannah River Site’s (SRS) first educator tour of the H Canyon Chemical Separations Facility.
SRS Demonstrates New Safety Method for Radiological Construction Areas
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
EM recently demonstrated an innovative method that is a win for all involved — improving worker safety, reducing construction costs and minimizing radiological waste generation at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
Waste Generator Workshop Returns to Las Vegas
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Representatives from across the DOE complex gathered in Las Vegas earlier this year to attend the Waste Generator Workshop.
Fishing Challenge Draws Professional Anglers to Savannah River Site
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Bragging rights weren’t the only thing on the line last month during the 7th Ultimate Fishing Challenge held on Savannah River Site (SRS).
EM Develops Five-Year Workforce Projections at Cleanup Sites
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Electricians, radiological technicians and project control analysts are projected to be among the most in-demand professions across the EM complex in coming years, according to a recently completed analysis.
France Visit Enables Information Exchange to Advance EM Cleanup
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
An EM team led by Senior Advisor William “Ike” White recently traveled to France to visit the nuclear company Orano and Alternative Atomic Energies Commission (CEA)
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.