Nuclear News & Updates

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Federal and contractor leadership serving on a panel at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia last week discussed the progress of liquid waste treatment facilities at three EM sites as they work to meet cleanup commitments.

More than two decades after receiving its first transuranic (TRU) waste shipment, EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is undergoing major upgrades necessary to continue its mission for decades to come.

Managers of the EM sites at Portsmouth, Ohio and Paducah, Kentucky, provided an update at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia last week on cleanup progress at the two locations.

The U.S. government has been collaborating with Japan to further our understanding about the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident progressions to apply that knowledge to enhance nuclear safety.

DOE achieved most of its environmental cleanup priorities in 2021 and now is poised to take it “to the next level,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia on Monday.

A longstanding relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom on environmental cleanup was commemorated during the 2022 Waste Management Symposia.

EM crews have performed numerous corrective maintenance projects over the past two years to ensure nuclear facilities on the Oak Ridge Reservation continue operating safely and effectively.