From the Blog

EM recently collaborated with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to successfully complete the first shipment of downblended surplus plutonium for permanent disposal from a new location at the site: K Area.

EM cleanup contractor UCOR recently opened a relocated and expanded health clinic, helping provide top care to its employees and keeping the Oak Ridge Reservation safe.

EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) continues to make significant progress developing the equipment, tools and techniques to safely transfer nearly 2,000 radioactive cesium and strontium capsules.

A security police officer with a Savannah River Site (SRS) contractor has received an award that recognizes members of a team equivalent to the Defense Department’s special operations forces, who exhibit exceptional performance and qualities.

DOE and industry representatives are collaborating with Waste Management Symposia to conduct a job fair at the Phoenix Convention Center on Tuesday, Feb. 28 and Wednesday, March 1.

Students in science teacher Melanie Bachart’s high school bioethics course at Chiawana High School, Pasco, Washington, got the full experience of producing carbon-neutral biogas from food waste that usually winds up in landfills...

In January, NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Frank Rose visited Europe, where he met with senior officials to discuss nuclear and radiological security, emergency preparedness and response, nuclear nonproliferation, and cooperative support.

Flexible compounds made with Nobel-winning click chemistry can be used in energy-storing capacitors at high temperatures and electric fields.

Students are leading the way in calibrating the sensors that will detect and track tiny flashes of light inside the underground experiment.

Daniel Tauritz will serve as the point-of-contact with various U.S. Department of Energy laboratories.