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December 10, 2024Hanford Site contractors are busy preparing for a second Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste Program campaign after the site’s 222-S Laboratory evaluated waste feed for the first DFLAW campaign, ensuring the waste is suitable to be treated for vitrification.Office of Environmental Management
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December 10, 2024New and returning members of the Hanford Advisory Board (HAB) recently toured several Hanford Site facilities, including a full-size mock-up of a single-shell waste-storage tank at the site’s Cold Test Facility.Office of Environmental Management
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November 26, 2024Idaho Cleanup Project crews have achieved a significant priority set by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management by treating 100,000 cumulative gallons of radioactive sodium-bearing tank waste at the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit this year.Office of Environmental Management
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November 26, 2024A research team from Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability recently visited Aiken for a firsthand view of the nuclear industry and history of the Savannah River Site.Office of Environmental Management
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November 26, 2024The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and its contractor UCOR have kicked off the second phase of demolition at the Alpha-2 complex at the Y-12 National Security Complex, starting with teardown of the largest structure yet at the complex.Office of Environmental Management
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November 26, 2024Dozens of people from federal and state agencies and Hanford Site contractors recently gathered to celebrate completing the last of 77 environmental permits needed to start treating waste from Hanford’s large underground tanks.Office of Environmental Management
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November 26, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s Portsmouth Paducah Project Office sites recently completed another successful public tour season boosted by an influx of visitors from across the country.Office of Environmental Management
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November 26, 2024Nearly 60 eighth graders from area schools gathered for a unique event put on by the Savannah River Site to inspire the next generation of female engineers and science, technology, engineering and math leaders.Office of Environmental Management
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November 21, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management awarded a contract for elemental mercury long-term management and storage to Waste Control Specialists LLC of Andrews, Texas, for a total maximum period of performance of five years with an estimated value of $17.8 million.Office of Environmental Management
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November 19, 2024Usually surprises in the nuclear industry are unwelcomed, but earlier this year, Jason Johnson — known as “JJ” to his co-workers — received one he will cherish forever.Office of Environmental Management