Leadership News

EM is on track to complete the vast majority of its program priorities for 2021 and is well positioned for the future, EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White said in an address at the 2021 National Cleanup Workshop.

Deputy Energy Secretary David M. Turk and EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White toured DOE facilities and the Aiken County Technology Laboratory during a visit to the Savannah River Site Dec. 2-3.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Senior Advisor William “Ike” White presented Pam Marks of the Savannah River Site (SRS) with the DOE’s Federal Project Director of the Year Award for 2020 during his visit to the site

Mississippi State University (MSU) President Mark E. Keenum bestowed the most unique symbol of the school’s tradition upon members of EM leadership: the cowbell, meant as a token of appreciation for the university’s partnerships with DOE.

Mark Gilbertson is retiring at the end of October after more than 40 years of private and public sector service, including more than 25 years in leadership positions in EM.

Mark Gilbertson is set to retire from federal service at the end of October following 40 years of public and private sector experience.

Members of EM leadership recently visited Catholic University’s Vitreous State Laboratory (VSL), a contributor to key innovations in the vitrification technology central to Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) in Washington state.

EM was integral to a federal-state cleanup team honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week for revitalizing a former nuclear weapon production plant into a wildlife refuge that provides recreational opportunities.

EM has completed a cleanup project under budget and ahead of schedule at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) that will allow valuable land to be made available for the lab’s future use.

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.