EM News

EM is upgrading a historic reactor at Oak Ridge to keep the facility in a safe mode until its demolition is scheduled.

EM and its liquid-waste contractor at the Savannah River Site have filled two tank farm structures with cementitious grout to complete a significant step toward the operational closure of the first high-activity liquid waste facilities at the SRS site.

Crews in the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site are practicing moving “bubblers” in the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility to build their proficiency during the commissioning phase of the LAW.

EM and its cleanup contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have reached an important agreement with South Carolina and federal environmental regulators on the final cleanup of a 25-mile-long stream corridor at the site.

Preparations are well underway to transfer nearly 2,000 highly radioactive capsules from the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF) to interim dry storage at the Hanford Site.

A team from a middle school in Spartanburg, South Carolina took first place in the 19th annual Future City Regional Competition on Jan. 22, accomplishing the mission to design and build a model city with a waste-free future.

As EM begins to dismantle four massive electrical switchyards at the Paducah Site, the recycling of recovered materials and components is supporting local economic development while reducing or offsetting cleanup costs at the site.

The four main Savannah River Site (SRS) contractors supporting EM recently earned at least 95% of total award fees available to them from the cleanup program.

EM has established its key priorities for calendar year 2022, covering planned cleanup, project construction, acquisition and other important accomplishments to advance EM’s environmental and risk-reduction mission.

With 2021 in the books, crews are gearing up for a busy year of projects that will build on previous accomplishments and continue altering the landscape in Oak Ridge.