EM News

Protecting water supplies is a key priority of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) legacy cleanup mission. June 24, 2025.

Representatives from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant recently toured the acclaimed Apprenticeship School at the Savannah River Site as they look to launch a similar program to help fill critical positions. June 24, 2025.

A crew recently removed thousands of pounds of legacy radioactive waste from a hot cell, enabling the Idaho Cleanup Project to advance its environmental cleanup and boost efficiency. June 24, 2025.

The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor UCOR have developed a first-of-its-kind training program for workers supporting cleanup at mercury-contaminated facilities. June 24, 2025.

Workers at the Hanford Site installed a new pump inside an underground waste-storage tank, advancing efforts to safely manage radioactive and chemical waste. June 24, 2025.

The Office of Environmental Management Paducah Site recently welcomed local educators for the immersive Educator Externship as part of a regional initiative to strengthen the future workforce through community and classroom connections. June 24, 2025.

More than 50 high school students stepped out of the classroom and into the world of science, technology, engineering and math during a recent hands-on event held at the Hanford Site’s Volpentest HAMMER Federal Training Center. June 24, 2025.

The Office of Environmental Management has safely completed the largest, most complex demolition of a radioactively contaminated facility at the West Valley Demonstration Project to date, achieving a 2025 priority for the cleanup program.

Workers are preparing to begin construction on a new disposal cell at the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility (ERDF), an engineered landfill at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in southeastern Washington.

Just six months into 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management has racked up significant cleanup accomplishments across the country, with more progress on the horizon, senior EM federal and contractor executives said here last week. June 17, 2025.