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Cross-training ‘Means the World’ to Technician, Offers Flexibility to EM Nevada

Byron Smith joined the EM Nevada Program in spring 2022 to work as a real-time radiography technician.


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Bechtel Names New Project Director for Hanford Plant

Bechtel National Inc. has selected Senior Vice President Brian Hartman as the new project director for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP)


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Six New Members Join Paducah Site’s Citizens Advisory Board

EM has appointed six new members to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Citizens Advisory Board (CAB):


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Hanford Teams Up With Local Sheriff’s Office to Improve Traffic Safety

The Hanford Site and EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) teamed up with the Benton County Sheriff's Office earlier this year to enhance traffic safety on the site.


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EM Invests $30 Million in Hanford Tank Waste Research & Development

A new $30 million investment by EM will fund research and technology development led by DOE’s national laboratories aimed at better addressing tank waste at the Hanford Site.


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Energy, Interior Departments Consult Tribes on Managing Rattlesnake Mountain

DOE is committed to improving the protection of tribal sacred sites — and access to those sites by tribes



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Oak Ridge Newscast Wins National Award in First Year on Air

In the first year of producing its groundbreaking monthly news show, “Energycast Oak Ridge,” the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) took home a national award recognizing excellence in storytelling and public outreach.



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Savannah River Site Collaborates to Support U.S. Warfighters

Leaders from the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic, DOE’s Savannah River Site (DOE-SR)


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Miss America Brings Nuclear Energy Message to Women Engineers at Hanford

The Office of River Protection and contractor Washington River Protection Solutions recently hosted a high-profile advocate for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.


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Oak Ridge Honors Small Businesses for Critical Role in Cleanup

Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) cleanup contractor UCOR recognized six small businesses at a ceremony last week for their support of EM’s cleanup mission.


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Oak Ridge Partners With University to Grow Cleanup Workforce

Nearly 85 miles west of Oak Ridge, 10,000 students attend Tennessee Tech University.


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DOE’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Working Group Reconvenes in Idaho

A working group recently addressed policy and crosscutting issues impacting the handling, storage and disposition of DOE-managed spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in its first in-person meeting since late 2019.


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Savannah River Site, Education Center Reflect on 40 Years of Partnerships

For almost four decades, DOE’s Savannah River Site (SRS) and the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken (USC Aiken)


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DOE Awards Grant to the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce

Today, the Office of Environmental Management awarded a non-competitive financial assistance grant consistent with the Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act to the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce to provide a better understanding for the future use of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site.


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Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Makes Progress in ‘Big Dig’ for New Ventilation System

A new utility shaft at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently surpassed the 1,900-foot level continuing toward the underground waste repository depth of 2,150 feet.


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Savannah River Site Contractor’s Total Grant Awards to Teachers Approach $1 Million

An EM contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) awarded 114 local educators grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 during a recent celebration.


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Nine Officers Join Top Tier of Protection at Hanford

The Hanford Site is home to an elite team of patrol officers known as the Special Response Team (SRT), which just added nine new members.


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Adventure and Discovery Begins at LM's Interpretive Centers

Enjoy the fresh smells and sounds of Fernald Preserve’s forests, hike through Weldon Spring Site’s wildflower-filled prairies, and feast your eyes on the bluebird skies of the Western Slope at the Atomic Legacy Cabin!