EM News

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio – Ergonomics, the study of people's efficiency in their work environment, is paramount to working safely, whether in the office or in the field.

EM’s liquid waste workforce at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently surpassed 10 million safe working hours, proving that embracing a culture that puts safety first helps prevent serious injuries.

EM’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) hosted a consortium of students and professors from Clinton College for an experiential excursion that included job shadowing and a tour of scientific laboratories.

Strengthened partnerships and recent changes to regulatory frameworks are leading to impressive results with EM’s cleanup in Oak Ridge.

Crews with EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company recently completed two key demolition projects, moving the risk-reduction mission forward at the Hanford Site.

In 2003, EM created the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) to focus on the safe and effective cleanup of the federal government’s two remaining gaseous diffusion plants at the Portsmouth and Paducah sites.

Crews at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) recently accomplished an EM 2023 priority after safely shipping more than 9,000 tons of debris from the demolition of the Main Plant Process Building this year.

EM Communications Director Erik Olds provided the keynote address at the Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association 2023 Business Opportunities & Technical Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee on Oct. 4.

Twelve newly trained nuclear waste processing operators received their nuclear waste processor or handler certifications last week.

EM crews have broken ground on a new cell of the largest active landfill at the Idaho National Laboratory Site, an expansion that will extend the life of the facility by 25 years and increase its capacity threefold.