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April 19, 2022EM has prepared the East Column Exchange (COLEX) equipment at Oak Ridge for demolition following deactivation work that involved retrieving mercury from the deteriorating structures to prevent a potential environmental release.Office of Environmental Management
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April 19, 2022The Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant team recently completed loading approximately 55,000 pounds of small carbon pellets into the emissions treatment system of the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility.Office of Environmental Management
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April 19, 2022Workers at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) recently removed a large ventilation duct from the Main Plant Process Building, another step in reducing risk and preparing the facility for demolition, an EM 2022 priority.Office of Environmental Management
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April 12, 2022EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White recently visited the DOE Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site, where he surveyed progress on major cleanup projects,Office of Environmental Management
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April 12, 2022A recent upgrade at H Canyon at the Savannah River Site (SRS) will now make it possible to process plutonium fuel removed from a Japanese research reactor, aiding the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) nonproliferation mission.Office of Environmental Management
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April 12, 2022EM cleanup contractor UCOR is raising awareness among soon-to-be graduates in higher education about opportunities to work at Oak Ridge.Office of Environmental Management
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April 12, 2022Tank by tank, batch by batch, the EM Office of River Protection (ORP) & tank operations contractor Washington River Protection (WRPS) are reducing risk to the environment by retrieving waste from the Hanford Site’s single-shell waste-storage tanks.Office of Environmental Management
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April 12, 2022The U.S. Department of Energy announced more than $5 million in scholarships and fellowships for students across the country pursuing degrees in nuclear energy and engineering.Office of Nuclear Energy
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April 11, 2022Projects span the use of novel diagnostic and therapeutic radioisotopes for cancer and infectious diseases.Office of Science
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Success StoryApril 11, 2022Idaho National Laboratory is transferring management of the Falcon supercomputer to Boise State University, Idaho State University, and University of Idaho.Office of Nuclear Energy