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Through an interagency agreement, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Carlsbad Field Office has transferred three large-platform lithium-ion batteries from its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Pittsburgh Mine Research Division for a first-of-a-kind study to develop real world knowledge of the nature and risks of large-scale battery fires.

Sees accelerated cleanup for reuse.

The Hanford Site’s tank-side pretreatment system set a new record, processing more than 222,000 gallons of radioactive tank waste in September during its latest run — the largest batch processed since the Tank-Side Cesium Removal System began operating in 2022.

As part of its regular engagement with stakeholders, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office recently hosted a public Environmental Management Cleanup Forum.

Innovative mechanical problem-solving led the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and cleanup contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge to achieve significant cost savings and dodge a monthslong project delay at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

With nearly 13,000 employees across the Hanford Site relying on a functioning information technology infrastructure, quick response time to a system outage is critical to the cleanup mission.

First Senate-confirmed EM leader in more than six years