From the Blog

Researchers have discovered a way to create a material in which the molecular fragments are jumbled and disordered, but can still conduct electricity.

On Dec. 1, 2022, WPTO will host a webinar to explore the water power topics in Phase One of the Fiscal Year 2023 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Program. Speakers will discuss these topics and answer questions.

DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) has completed the goals laid out for the site in EM’s 2022 priorities.

EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractors Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) and Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) are teaming up again to continue removing contaminated soil beneath the 324 Building.

EM has devised a simple but effective way to eliminate proliferation concerns and remove excess components slated for a classified, Cold War era facility at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.

In recognition of outstanding efforts to encourage more professionals to obtain the skills needed to enter and advance in the nuclear packaging industry, EM’s Pkg Certification Prgm has been awarded the 2022 W. Edwards Deming Outstanding Training Award.

Mayors & other government officials from the US were among the 70 attendees from over 25 countries who gathered in Vienna recently for the 5 day Technical Meeting for Municipalities with Nuclear Facilities hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

EM team members at the Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently began using a new rigging hook they can release remotely to place low-level waste into trenches for disposal, saving time and reducing risks to workers

Engineers at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant are testing and programming robots that will help ensure the thousands of steel containers are safe for transport to the nearby Integrated Disposal Facility.

Purchase College Professor of Chemistry Stephen Cooke receives a $107,000 grant from the U. S. Department of Energy for uranium and thorium research.