Safety News

Crews with EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) are preparing the 224-B Plutonium Concentration Facility on the Hanford Site for demolition.

EM Office of River Protection (ORP) crews at the Hanford Site are preparing to install another asphalt surface barrier to divert water runoff to protect groundwater from contaminants.

EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractors Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) and Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) are teaming up again to continue removing contaminated soil beneath the 324 Building.

In recognition of outstanding efforts to encourage more professionals to obtain the skills needed to enter and advance in the nuclear packaging industry, EM’s Pkg Certification Prgm has been awarded the 2022 W. Edwards Deming Outstanding Training Award.

EM team members at the Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently began using a new rigging hook they can release remotely to place low-level waste into trenches for disposal, saving time and reducing risks to workers

Engineers at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant are testing and programming robots that will help ensure the thousands of steel containers are safe for transport to the nearby Integrated Disposal Facility.

EM recently completed the first-ever demolition of a reactor in the central campus area at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

EM crews employed a unique solution to safely close a 70-year-old well at the Savannah River Site (SRS), saving about $900,000.

EM’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) sites in Portsmouth, Ohio and Paducah, Kentucky recently wrapped up their 2022 public tour campaigns, which garnered high interest from the public.

DOE bestowed its Sustainability Award on the EM program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) last week for its innovative use of natural resources to safely address groundwater containing the legacy contaminant tritium.