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More than 1,200 area students recently converged on EM’s Portsmouth Site for the 12th annual Science Alliance, one of the largest science events in southern Ohio.

EM’s infrastructure support services contractor at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant has marked 2 million consecutive safe work hours — or zero recordable injuries and illnesses — since the inception of its contract in 2016.

Recent upgrades to EM’s facilities that convert depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) to more stable compounds for reuse or disposal are delivering improved safety, reliability, operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management traveled to this year’s National Cleanup Workshop in Arlington, Virginia, to provide comprehensive coverage for its monthly newscast.

Cleanup contractors at EM’s Paducah Site engaged with the next-generation workforce at a Murray State University career fair for students from the science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and occupational safety and health (OSH) fields.

EM’s liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has received acknowledgment from DOE’s Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security that safety remains at the core of the contractor’s values.

A multiyear project advanced understanding of environmental effects, identified existing information gaps, and described future environmental research efforts needed to responsibly develop offshore wind energy projects in U.S. waters.