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February 15, 2022EM recently installed equipment at the Savannah River Site (SRS) that ensures continued safe shipment of transuranic (TRU) waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) for disposal.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 10, 2022The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) is set to deactivate and demolish the prototype for a reactor plant used for the first nuclear-powered submarine.Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleaseFebruary 10, 2022Research will focus on both existing and next-generation facilitiesOffice of Science
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Press ReleaseFebruary 9, 2022New members to join revised and refocused Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee under the Office of Nuclear Energy.Office of Nuclear Energy
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February 8, 2022The EM Office of River Protection (ORP), tank waste contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), and Washington state officials recently celebrated the startup of the Hanford Site’s new Tank-Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) System.Office of Environmental Management
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February 8, 2022A facility that will highlight the history of the K-25 Building from a new vantage point is a step closer to reality through a newly formed partnership between DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.Office of Environmental Management
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February 8, 2022EM and its contractors at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently achieved their 4,000th environmental cleanup milestone under a state-issued hazardous and mixed-waste permit and an agreement enacted by state and federal regulators.Office of Environmental Management
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February 8, 2022Workers with EM Richland Operations Office contractors Central Plateau Cleanup Company and Hanford Mission Integration Solutions recently teamed to remove three 50-foot-tall exhaust stacks near the Columbia River, further transforming the Hanford Site.Office of Environmental Management
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February 7, 2022A recent measurement of the neutron-rich “skin” around lead nuclei reveals new details of neutron behavior and the dynamics of neutron starsNuclear Physics