Leadership News

The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site initiated operations Tuesday to convert radioactive sodium-bearing liquid waste from nearby tanks.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – EM headquarters announced today that Randy Hendrickson, a senior leader with extensive background and experience in military and civilian service, has accepted a position in the private sector.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) leaders on Tuesday joined tribal, state and local officials, contractors and a dedicated workforce here to mark a recent milestone with the state of Idaho nearly 25 years in the making.

More than 300 EM employees have recently retired, resulting in a large amount of job vacancies across the cleanup program.

EM’s field office at the Savannah River Site (SRS), in partnership with state and federal regulators, has finalized a high-level waste tank milestones agreement guiding the work to clean up one of the largest environmental risks in South Carolina.

Checking off an EM 2023 priority, crews retrieved the last spent nuclear fuel from a water-filled basin and safely transferred possession of the fuel elements to a complex at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White, center, participated in the first event of the year for the House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus last week. Also taking part were Reps.

A delegation of stakeholders in the cleanup program from Moab, Utah met with EM leadership last week to discuss the future of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leaders from the Paducah, Kentucky community met with senior EM officials Jeff Avery and Randy Hendrickson last week to discuss future reuse of EM’s Paducah Site.