Nuclear News & Updates

Workers at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) completed a lengthy checklist of projects ahead of schedule during the facility’s recent annual maintenance period.

Crews at the Hanford Site received five truckloads of specialized equipment that will double Hanford’s capability to certify containers of transuranic waste to meet requirements for shipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico for disposal.

The Savannah River Site (SRS), one of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) cleanup locations, is marking the site’s history through walking tours of what was once Ellenton, South Carolina, a town displaced during the Cold War for construction of SRS.

The Analytical Laboratory team at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recently began radiological testing to calibrate laboratory instruments and confirm procedures, a significant step toward future waste-treatment operations.

The U.S. Department of Energy, Washington State Department of Ecology, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a landmark agreement that proposes a realistic and achievable course for cleaning up millions of gallons of radioactive and chemical waste from large, underground tanks at the Hanford Site.

A critical piece of underground infrastructure at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is about to get a makeover.

A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) team at the Paducah Site has met a goal to increase the efficiency of equipment removal and downsizing at the C-333 Process Building by 80% from an initial startup plan.

A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) team at the Paducah Site has met a goal to increase the efficiency of equipment removal and downsizing at the C-333 Process Building by 80% from an initial startup plan.

As the next generation workforce grows, a large part of its success will come from learning institutional knowledge of longtime employees like Tony Hudson, a senior project manager at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management's (EM) Paducah Site who recently surpassed 50 years of service.