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Young, aspiring scientists dug into the science behind environmental cleanup at the recent Los Alamos ScienceFest Discovery Day, with hands-on activities conducted by the Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office’s legacy cleanup contractor.

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As Tommy Cash marks more than 3.6 million safe miles as a professional truck driver over the past 43 years, his extraordinary career as a Waste Isolation Pilot Plant team member is drawing national recognition in 2026 — again.

Building on the successful removal of 497 converters from the C-333 Process Building earlier this year, workers effectively segmented the first fissile converter from the second of four former uranium enrichment facilities undergoing deactivation at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Paducah Site.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management University Programs are building a workforce pipeline to help complete the legacy nuclear cleanup mission.

Idaho Cleanup Project crews recovered more than 200 feet of rail within a Cold War-era facility that will aid in future used nuclear fuel packaging and transportation efforts.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s mission to clean up legacy facilities is moving faster and smarter at the Oak Ridge Reservation.

Interns at the Hanford Site helped improve how contract reviews are assigned, creating a tool that saves time, reduces errors and makes the process more consistent.