EM News

To protect a treasured ecological species of northern New Mexico, EM-LA and primary contractor N3B on March 1 began their annual task of modifying legacy waste cleanup activities at LANL ahead of the Mexican spotted owl breeding season.

Workers will soon begin testing and commissioning upgrades to one of two water systems on the Hanford Site to ensure the site’s infrastructure will support long-term cleanup activities.

EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is installing a new wastewater filter system at the Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) to increase waste processing throughput & improve efficiency.

Savannah River National Laboratory’s (SRNL) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) team has received the 2020 UAS Unit Award, a recognition for excellence given by the DOE’s Office of Aviation Management.

EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS) sold 52 no-longer-needed special purpose railroad cars to an environmental cleanup company, a transaction that benefitted the U.S Treasury and enabled the site to avoid years of maintenance costs.

Developing the cleanup workforce of tomorrow requires time and an emphasis and investment in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.

Twenty-five years ago this month, the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) began radioactive operations.

EM workers have started demolition on the final five DOE-owned buildings at the former Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC).

EM crews recently began demolishing the last facility standing in the former Biology Complex at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) at Oak Ridge.

A review EM recently conducted with oversight by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state of Idaho found that cleanup decisions and actions at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site continue to protect people and the environment.