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Murray State University computer science student Cale Tonazzi’s summer internship at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Paducah Site provided a lesson that cannot be taught in classrooms. July 28, 2026

A group of 16 summer interns from colleges and universities throughout the United States this year joined the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor at the Idaho National Laboratory Site, supporting communications, accounting, engineering, waste management and other organizations.

David Lu, left, completed his summer internship at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management headquarters in Washington, D.C. in August.

Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management cleanup contractor UCOR continued to expand its summer internship program this year, providing opportunities for 40 students from 13 schools across the country.

Watch interns in action through the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO), and listen as they share perspectives on their experiences at EM’s Portsmouth, Paducah, and Lexington sites this summer as PPPO prepared them for the next generation workforce

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site has welcomed the largest class of interns in the program’s history.

An internship program administered by U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions is preparing a workforce with skills to meet future cleanup needs at the Hanford Site, an example of how the One Hanford team is developing and retaining new talent.