Nuclear News & Updates

An innovative public-private partnership continues to grow after a nuclear innovation company recently announced additional work in Oak Ridge that will generate increased taxpayer savings while helping accelerate cancer treatment research.

EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is once again accepting shipments and processing transuranic waste following a successful annual maintenance outage that keeps the facility’s vital national mission going.

EM Richland Operations Office (RL) and contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently completed actions to stabilize three at-risk underground structures on the Hanford Site’s Central Plateau.

WVDP workers are preparing to remove ductwork that carried exhaust from past operations at the Main Plant Process Building as part of deactivation preparations for the facility’s future demolition — among EM’s 2021 priorities.

The EM Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) team is on track to conduct the next phase of safety testing inside the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility, now that initial testing of its two “melter trains” is complete.

DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) recently reduced the cost of treating wastewater, a vital function to EM’s cleanup mission, by consolidating capabilities into a single facility.

EM’s ORP and its tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently installed a pump inside a large underground waste storage tank that is integral to a program that will treat the Hanford Site’s tank waste.

The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management today released its Strategic Vision 2021-2031, a blueprint to the program’s anticipated accomplishments over the next decade that will protect the public and environment.

DOE's Microreactor Applications Research Validation and EvaLuation project plans to provide a dedicated location for industry partners to quickly test, develop, and demonstrate their advanced technologies.