EM News

An association recently recognized several EM contractors across the DOE complex with a variety of awards for safety, health, innovation, and outreach.

An EM program at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site has taken the “reduce, reuse, and recycle” concept to the next level by sending a legacy radioactive source to another DOE site for reuse.

In just one month alone this year, EM’s cleanup contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) provided education outreach to more than 25,000 students and 410 educators.

EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company has awarded two construction subcontracts worth about $9.5 million to Richland-based DGR Grant Construction Inc. to progress critical risk-reduction work along the Columbia River.

Following a grueling training and instruction regimen, the Hanford Site graduated five new members of an elite law enforcement squad that protects the site from potential security threats.

DOE recently honored three EM sites for exemplary achievements in innovation, strategic partnerships, and planning and completion of projects that advance sustainability at Department sites and national laboratories.

EM has concluded a two-year outage at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site’s Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU), where crews completed more than 50 modifications to the liquid-waste treatment facility.

The mission to clean up areas used in the production of nuclear weapons may not get as much attention but it’s important to show that the government can address the environmental legacy in the communities that hosted weapons and research facilities.

EM officials met with representatives of tribal-owned businesses and Alaska Native corporations to discuss how they can support the cleanup program during the recent Reservation Economic Summit (RES) 2021.

EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is not only back, it’s back with an exclamation mark.