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February 22, 2022There’s something big going down at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).Office of Environmental Management
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February 22, 2022Since the start of 2022, EM crews at Oak Ridge have finished deactivating the former Criticality Experiment Laboratory and the mercury contaminated Column Exchange (COLEX) equipment at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12).Office of Environmental Management
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February 22, 2022The Richland Operations Office (RL) and cleanup contractor CPCCo are off to a strong start on one of EM’s key construction priorities for 2022, with workers preparing to safely enclose, or “cocoon,” the seventh of nine former reactors on the Hanford Site.Office of Environmental Management
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February 22, 2022In a project that saves taxpayer money, cleanup crews refurbished a former storage facility for waste disposal operations during the teardown of the Main Plant Process Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP).Office of Environmental Management
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February 22, 2022Preparing for 24/7 operations to treat waste from Hanford’s large underground tanks isn’t a one-organization job. EM established the Technical Integration Team to progress the site-wide mission to treat waste under the DFLAW Program.Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesFebruary 17, 2022Funding Supports Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Other Minority Serving Institutions Developing Novel Solutions to Decarbonization and Legacy PollutionEnergy.gov
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February 17, 2022Policymakers convened in Glasgow at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) and discussed numerous strategies to reduce the building sector’s influence on climate change, such as the worldwide adoption of building energy codes.Buildings
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February 15, 2022EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) have redesigned an office building to support cleanup activities as they prepare to begin the teardown of the former Main Plant Process Building, an EM 2022 priority.Office of Environmental Management
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February 15, 2022Crews at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) have completed the first test to demonstrate that liquids can safely run through and between facilities that will support vitrification.Office of Environmental Management
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February 11, 2022A snapshot of the work LM completed throughout 2021 shows sustained momentum in protecting human health and the environment. For a complete rundown of LM’s work throughout 2021, take a look at the 2021 Annual Historical Summary.Office of Legacy Management