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Radiation safety experts with EM Richland Operations Office contractors Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) and Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently teamed up to improve worker safety at the Hanford Site.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently drilled a new well at the north end of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.

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A top Hanford priority got a major boost thanks to upgrades to the site’s massive electrical system.

An aging EM-managed system designed to treat liquid and gaseous waste streams from EM operations and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) research and operating facilities is undergoing extensive upgrades designed to extend its life.

EM Acting Assistant Secretary William "Ike" White traveled to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently to tour the site and learn about the progress the facility has made since his last visit in 2019.

EM Office of River Protection tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently took a significant step in ensuring continued safe storage of radioactive and chemical waste.

Last year, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Education Outreach programs faced daunting limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the organization saw an opportunity to enhance and extend the reach of their broad range of initiatives.

Collaboration between EM and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International has yielded five new standards and testing practices for fixatives — the latest being approved earlier this summer.

Almost a year after shutting off three vapor treatment units at a former radioactive and hazardous waste landfill at the Idaho National Laboratory Site, analytical data from thousands of vapor samples indicate that cleanup objectives have been achieved.