EM News

In an effort to strengthen academic and industry partnerships, representatives from the Savannah River Site recently visited Florida International University, a leading public research university in Miami, Florida.

Workers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth Site have reached another milestone by completing construction of the fourth cell at the On-Site Waste Disposal Facility (OSWDF).

Gone from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is legacy radioactive waste that had been stored there for more than 50 years, thanks to continued cleanup progress from the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR.

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews have met a notable milestone in the cleanup of the West Valley Demonstration Project by safely completing 32 shipments containing nearly 1.9 million pounds of legacy waste.

The workforce responsible for treating and safely disposing of millions of gallons of radioactive waste remaining in underground tanks at Savannah River Site has achieved 20 million safe work hours.

Idaho Cleanup Project personnel were so impressed with an inventive robotic technology during its demonstration recently that they immediately put it to work confirming the integrity of thousands of legacy waste drums, enabling their safe shipment to WIPP

Swapping out an air filter at home is a simple task that most people can complete in minutes. But replacing dozens of massive, high-efficiency filters in a 70-year-old plutonium processing plant? That's a challenge.