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August 23, 2022EM workers safely relocated eight concrete shielded waste containers away from a location near the Main Plant Process Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP), clearing the way for the upcoming demolition of the facility, an EM 2022 prioriOffice of Environmental Management
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Success StoryAugust 23, 2022Technology development project helps pave a path toward X-energy's multi-billion-dollar demonstration project.Office of Nuclear Energy
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August 18, 2022Neutron scattering monitors structures during post-production heat treatment to validate production models.Basic Energy Sciences
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Press ReleasesAugust 17, 2022Applications for the U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Funding Opportunity are extended to October 11, 2022.Office of Nuclear Energy
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August 16, 2022EM has begun preparing for construction of three Saltstone Disposal Units (SDUs) at Savannah River Site (SRS) — the final ones planned to complete the site’s liquid waste mission.Office of Environmental Management
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August 16, 2022Operations and commissioning team members from the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site enhanced their knowledge of melters during a recent visit to the Vitreous State Laboratory (VSL) at The Catholic University of America.Office of Environmental Management
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August 16, 2022Members of the Paducah Site’s citizens advisory board (CAB) recently visited one of EM’s two plants that convert depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) to more stable compounds.Office of Environmental Management
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August 16, 2022In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EM program at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site recently filmed a virtual video tour of its facilities as an alternative to in-person visits.Office of Environmental Management
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August 16, 2022Following completion of demolition and other cleanup work at the former Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) at the Hanford Site, EM contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently finished disconnecting decades-old lines.Office of Environmental Management
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August 16, 2022Workers have successfully deactivated another high-hazard cell of the Main Plant Process Building, moving the facility closer to demolition, an EM 2022 priority at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP).Office of Environmental Management