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May 31, 2016OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – In February 2016, demolition crews made their first tear into the K-27 gaseous diffusion building. Now, only months later, the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractor URS | CH2M Oak Ridge (UCOR) have ...Office of Management
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May 31, 2016WASHINGTON, D.C. – EM has released a new plan to address mercury contamination that advocates for research and technology development to resolve ...Office of Management
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May 31, 2016WEST VALLEY, N.Y. – With the passing of winter, EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) crews have resumed relocating canisters of high-level waste (HLW).Office of Management
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May 31, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – EM’s Office of River Protection’s (ORP) Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) resumed operations May 19 after a two-year period that saw ORP assume its oversight from the Richland Operations Office (RL) and a major upgrade to its eq...Office of Management
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May 31, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – At the Plutonium Finishing Plant on the Hanford Site, crews with EM contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company are in the...Office of Management
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May 31, 2016PADUCAH, Ky. – Deactivation workers at EM’s Paducah Site completed a significant step toward preparing key facilities for future demolition by removing hundreds of thousands of gallons of lubricating oil from the site’s uranium enrichment process...Office of Management
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May 31, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – Hanford’s 242-A Evaporator recently conducted back-to-back operating campaigns, creating approximately 300,000 gallons of double-shell tank waste storage space.Office of Management
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May 16, 2016AIKEN, S.C. – EM Assistant Secretary Monica Regalbuto congratulated employees at the Savannah River Site (SRS) on May 12 for two significant accomplishments.Office of Management
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May 16, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – Recent changes in how work crews are deployed at the Hanford Site’s Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) have yielded significant ...Office of Management
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May 16, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – EM’s Office of River Protection (ORP) removed a 30-ton stainless steel vessel to make way for a new one to fulfill a critical role in verifying design and performance of the Pretreatment Facility at the Waste Treatment and Immobil...Office of Management