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August 17, 2021EM crews at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have removed highly radioactive components from a reactor pool in a facility slated for demolition.Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleaseAugust 17, 2021NNSA announced the rollout of U.S. Nuclear Nexus, a tool designed to foster timely connections between NNSA and the U.S. nuclear industry on the global deployment of advanced nuclear technology,National Nuclear Security Administration
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August 17, 2021EM Office of River Protection tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently began retrieving radioactive and chemical waste from another massive underground storage tank at the Hanford Site.Office of Environmental Management
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August 17, 2021EM has installed an improved fire suppression system on a one-of-a-kind Savannah River Site (SRS) vehicle that moves high-level waste canisters.Office of Environmental Management
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August 16, 2021Research on techniques for studying the chemical properties of superheavy elements might also help recover a strategically important metal.Nuclear Physics
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August 10, 2021An association recently recognized several EM contractors across the DOE complex with a variety of awards for safety, health, innovation, and outreach.Office of Environmental Management
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August 10, 2021EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company has awarded two construction subcontracts worth about $9.5 million to Richland-based DGR Grant Construction Inc. to progress critical risk-reduction work along the Columbia River.Office of Environmental Management
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August 3, 2021EM has concluded a two-year outage at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site’s Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU), where crews completed more than 50 modifications to the liquid-waste treatment facility.Office of Environmental Management
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August 3, 2021The mission to clean up areas used in the production of nuclear weapons may not get as much attention but it’s important to show that the government can address the environmental legacy in the communities that hosted weapons and research facilities.Office of Environmental Management
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August 3, 2021EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is not only back, it’s back with an exclamation mark.Office of Environmental Management