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EM’s Hanford Office of River Protection tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) has a multilayered, nationally recognized approach to keeping workers safe during the hot summer months.

Workers at EM’s Paducah Site are set to begin constructing a state-of-the-art material sizing area (MSA) in the C-333 Process Building to downsize large components.

Radiation safety experts with EM Richland Operations Office contractors Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) and Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently teamed up to improve worker safety at the Hanford Site.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently drilled a new well at the north end of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.

An aging EM-managed system designed to treat liquid and gaseous waste streams from EM operations and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) research and operating facilities is undergoing extensive upgrades designed to extend its life.

Collaboration between EM and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International has yielded five new standards and testing practices for fixatives — the latest being approved earlier this summer.

EM has doubled the number of work shifts for employees in glovebox operations at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to advance DOE’s mission of removing plutonium from South Carolina.

EM crews were recently at work upgrading the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory when they encountered an unexpected challenge: they couldn’t obtain critical vendor services and parts needed for the project.

The COVID-19 pandemic fast-forwarded the adoption and adaptation of the digital workplace and like at many EM sites, numerous work groups at the Hanford Site have mastered that shift.