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July 13, 2017A subcontractor successfully demonstrated X-ray technology to improve characterization of transuranic waste containers before shipment to WIPP.Office of Environmental Management
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June 23, 2017Cage-like metallic compounds called clathrates have the potential to be used as thermoelectric materials for harvesting waste heat and turning itBasic Energy Sciences
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June 13, 2017Almost all life on Earth relies directly or indirectly on the conversion of inorganic compounds in the environment into organic compounds thatBiological and Environmental Research
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Press ReleaseApril 19, 2017Industrial wastewater treatment at the Fernald Preserve in Ohio has been ongoing since a uranium metals refinery was constructed at the site in 1951.Office of Legacy Management
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April 19, 2017During the week of March 5 through 9, staff from DOE-LM gathered in Phoenix, Arizona, to participate in the 43rd Annual Waste Management Conference.Office of Legacy Management
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March 30, 2017IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Workers removed more than 53,000 cubic meters of transuranic waste stored in an Idaho Site enclosure, creating space to safely treat other waste.Office of Environmental Management
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February 28, 2017AIKEN, S.C. – The EM program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently finished double-stacking 100 canisters to increase onsite interim storage of glassified high-level waste.Office of Environmental Management
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February 14, 2017IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Work underway at a Colorado research facility to resolve technical challenges at the Idaho Site’s Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) is paying substantial dividends, with more to come.Office of Environmental Management
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BlogNovember 30, 2016Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed technology that can convert human waste into sustainable biofuel.Energy.gov
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October 17, 2016AIKEN, S.C. – EM began double-stacking radioactive canisters recently at the Savannah River Site (SRS), part of an innovative effort to increase onsite interim storage capacity of glassified high-level waste.Office of Management