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August 20, 2024Workers at the Hanford Site recently finished filling the last large concrete basin at the K Reactor Area with cement-like grout. The basin stored reactor fuel rods from the plutonium production mission.Office of Environmental Management
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August 20, 2024U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) team members injected more than 100 million gallons of artesian well water to clean up shallow groundwater underneath a 33-acre former coal storage yard and associated runoff basin at the Savannah River Site (SRS).Office of Environmental Management
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August 20, 2024A One Hanford contractor partnership has developed a new process to ensure radioactive and chemical tank waste is ready for pretreatment quickly and efficiently at the Hanford Site.Office of Environmental Management
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August 20, 2024About 150 western spadefoot tadpoles were recently found near the Former Sodium Disposal Facility (FSDF) in Area IV at the Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL).Energy Technology Engineering Center
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August 16, 2024Reports across the United States highlight a rapid increase in projected electricity demand, partly driven by growth from artificial intelligence (AI) and data center energy use. This load growth is not historically unprecedented and presents an...Office of Policy
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August 13, 2024Latest Oak Ridge cleanup achievement represents important advancement for largest deactivation projects at Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOffice of Environmental Management
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August 13, 2024U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews have demolished one of the biggest buildings at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site, and two more structures are set to come down before the year’s end.Office of Environmental Management
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August 13, 2024Risk reduction is a key component of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) cleanup mission at the Hanford Site. Placing the K East Reactor into interim safe storage, also known as “cocooning,” in October 2022 marked a significant accomplishment in that mission.Office of Environmental Management
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August 13, 2024Crews at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant are maintaining a large-scale thermal catalytic oxidizer to prepare for operations.Office of Environmental Management
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August 6, 2024Hanford Site workers are installing equipment to demonstrate how an alternative treatment technology could safely accelerate cleanup of radioactive tank waste.Office of Environmental Management