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Safety professionals with U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently deployed a small device intended to have a big effect when it comes to worker safety at the Hanford Site.

Stakeholders from eight cleanup sites recently met for the biannual two-day Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) National Chairs meeting in Chillicothe, Ohio, where they heard about progress across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) complex from EM leadership.

Crews at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recently started the permanent joule heating system in the second of two melters in the plant’s Low-Activity Waste Facility.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) program has added three electric vehicles and six charging stations to its Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and Idaho Falls facilities.

Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Dr. Kathryn Huff reflects on her time at the U.S. Department of Energy.

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews have completed cleanup associated with the demolition of a major reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

Crews at the Hanford Site received five truckloads of specialized equipment that will double Hanford’s capability to certify containers of transuranic waste to meet requirements for shipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico for disposal.

The Analytical Laboratory team at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recently began radiological testing to calibrate laboratory instruments and confirm procedures, a significant step toward future waste-treatment operations.

The U.S. Department of Energy, Washington State Department of Ecology, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a landmark agreement that proposes a realistic and achievable course for cleaning up millions of gallons of radioactive and chemical waste from large, underground tanks at the Hanford Site.

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