March 12, 2024
‘School of Hazards’ Gives Unique Education at Savannah River Site
EM’s liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is educating workers on everyday workplace hazards with a hands-on, peer-led mobile field course.
March 5, 2024
Hanford Contractor Applauded for Action to Dispose of Potentially Hazardous Chemical
An employee with EM Hanford Site 222-S Laboratory contractor Navarro-ATL recently encountered a chemical that required removal from the site by the local explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit after the chemical was placed in a safe configuration.
February 27, 2024
Canines Come Together at Savannah River Site for Detection Trials
The award-winning Savannah River Site (SRS) Canine Program helped host 27 teams from South Carolina and North Carolina as they participated in annual trials of the nation’s oldest and largest police canine organization.
January 30, 2024
Preparation Helps Oak Ridge Avert Issues in Worst Snowstorm in Over 30 Years
The biggest snowstorm in more than three decades here amid single-digit temperatures presented several challenges to EM’s operations on the Oak Ridge Reservation.
January 16, 2024
EM Upgrades Training Facilities at Hanford's Waste Treatment Plant
The training team at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recently added an extra level of realism to employee trainings by upgrading classrooms and adding new props.
January 16, 2024
Portsmouth Environmental Samplers Create Safer Work Conditions
Environmental science technicians have upgraded their equipment and taken other steps to make jobs safer at EM’s Portsmouth Site, helping eliminate slip, trip and fall hazards at multiple difficult-to-reach locations.
January 9, 2024
Improved Ventilation Supports Cleanup of Contaminated Hanford Facility
For the next several years, crews with EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) can breathe easy while preparing the Hanford Site’s Reduction Oxidation Plant for demolition.
December 12, 2023
High School ‘STEM Day’ Highlights Hanford Careers
Dozens of high school students recently came to the HAMMER Federal Training Center to experience a “STEM Day” and get an up-close look at the EM cleanup mission and Hanford Site career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
December 5, 2023
Oak Ridge Hosts Pilot Safety Culture Program
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and cleanup contractor UCOR recently hosted a new safety culture assistance team that will visit DOE worksites to identify strengths and any gaps to excellence.
December 5, 2023
Research at Savannah River Site Illuminates Nighttime Wildlife Encounters
A recent study conducted at the Savannah River Site (SRS) by scientists and students from the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL) sheds light on the ability of drivers to observe animals and avoid dangerous wildlife-vehicle collisions at night safely.