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June 14, 2022Over the past 24 years and spanning three liquid waste contractors, EM’s construction team at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has achieved 35 million safe hours without injury resulting in a missed day of work.Office of Environmental Management
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New STEM Centers Funded by Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Contractor Enlighten Students, Teachers AlikeBlogJune 14, 2022EM Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) management and operations contractor Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP) is playing an important part in helping southeastern New Mexico students develop a lifelong interest in science, technology, engineering and math.Office of Environmental Management
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June 14, 2022The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) recently installed a hydraulic shear system, a major step toward remediating transuranic (TRU) waste contained in large, corrugated metal pipes buried underground at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) since 1986.Office of Environmental Management
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June 14, 2022Officials from the EM Office of River Protection (ORP) and Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council were on hand for the recent ribbon-cutting of a new workshop for craft workers supporting the tank waste storage and treatment mission at the Hanford Site.Office of Environmental Management
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June 14, 2022EM has appointed five new members to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Citizens Advisory Board (CAB).Office of Environmental Management
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June 14, 2022Improving processes to increase efficiency and reduce waste are vital to the Hanford Site cleanup mission.Office of Environmental Management
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June 7, 2022The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) has established the Regulatory Center of Excellence (RCE) as an expert resource charged with helping EM and others manage complex issues involving science, government and communications.Office of Environmental Management
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June 7, 2022Workers at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) have completed critical testing of the exhaust treatment system, or offgas system, in the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility.Office of Environmental Management
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June 7, 2022Engineers from EM contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) have successfully reduced degreasing solvents beneath the Savannah River Site (SRS), using a technology that injects a form of iron and oil into groundwater.Office of Environmental Management
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June 7, 2022Biologists from EM’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project and the local U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) office are collaborating on an experiment to revegetate a challenging area of the cleanup site.Office of Environmental Management