EM News

Two EM organizations in Idaho are effectively working together to manage water at a Cold War-era facility at the (INL) Site to protect the underlying aquifer used by 300,000 Idaho residents for agriculture, drinking water and municipal usage.

A comprehensive health physics training program is not only reinforcing radiation safety but also building the next-generation workforce at the Hanford Site.

Members from the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services and other government agencies toured National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Department of Energy EM facilities at the Savannah River Site last week.

When considering risks associated with nuclear cleanup, many people would list radiation, chemicals or falling debris.

The third annual enlistee recognition gala was recently held to honor area high school students who are graduating from academia to the military, choosing to serve and protect our country.

Several new partnerships will help provide the workforce necessary for the future of the Hanford Site’s cleanup mission.

Students from Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, recently toured EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS) to learn about the array of occupations and operations across the 310-square-mile environmental reservation.

EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project continue to dismantle a cell of the Main Plant Process Building, one of the site's last remaining major facilities whose successful demolition will further reduce environmental risks.

Students from three regional high schools recently teamed up for Hack the Plastics, an event created by EM’s Paducah Site cleanup contractor to “hack,” or propose solutions, to help solve a part of the global plastics waste problem.

Members of DOE’s Catastrophic Incident Response Team receive instruction from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory drone team during recent training on the Hanford Site.