Safety News

EM Acting Assistant Secretary William "Ike" White traveled to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently to tour the site and learn about the progress the facility has made since his last visit in 2019.

Providing information on the basics of radiation, and the controls and efforts to reduce radiation risks at the Hanford Site, is the goal of the Hanford Health and Safety Education Campaign.

Two major EM contractors at the Savannah River Site received high marks from a recent independent audit of their environmental management system.

A new chapter of cleanup is underway at the Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a massive endeavor requiring EM to maintain its existing workforce while preparing new skilled workers for the challenges ahead.

EM’s Office of River Protection (ORP) and its tank operations contractor are constructing a new facility on the Hanford Site to house about 160 craft personnel under one roof and improve the efficiency of tank farm operations.

EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) will resume using a rail line to ship waste offsite starting this month.

A new vehicle monitoring system on the Hanford Site has increased efficiency and promotes driver safety by equipping hundreds of vehicles with a GPS device.

EM and its cleanup contractor at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory Site have implemented an innovative safety program to help workers evaluate workplace risks.

Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Analytical Laboratory team has completed a commissioning test of a high-efficiency particulate air filtration system that uses a new filter design that exceeds nuclear industry standards and requirements.

EM’s Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS) at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is rising from the desert.