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The scores are in, and the Hanford Site received a perfect 10 — that is, 10 consecutive years of treating more than 2 billion gallons of contaminated groundwater, an achievement that highlights continuous, consistent cleanup progress.

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management decontamination and demolition crews are using innovative technologies and techniques to safely and efficiently demolish two defueled naval nuclear propulsion plant prototypes at the Naval Reactors Facility at the Idaho National Laboratory Site.

Stakeholders from eight sites recently gathered in Oak Ridge for the two-day Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board National Chairs meeting, where they heard cleanup program updates from EM Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jeff Avery.

One of the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management’s highest priority cleanup projects continues to advance efforts to develop and make available a promising form of next generation cancer treatment.

Workers at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant have completed testing key safety systems inside the plant’s Low-Activity Waste Facility, moving the facility toward commissioning to support the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste Program to immobilize tank waste in glass.

The two U.S. Department of Energy offices responsible for performing the Hanford Site’s environmental cleanup work have been combined under a new name, the Hanford Field Office, beginning today.

An agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy, state officials and local tribal governments has been extended for 10 years, allowing cleanup to continue at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.

The 2024 National Cleanup Workshop kicked off its 10th year with an event dedicated to early career professionals, offering them insights into how to grow and succeed in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) cleanup program.