From the Blog

EM’s Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) recently awarded the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) prime contractor nearly $10.9 million, or 67% of the available fee for the fiscal 2021 performance evaluation period, which ended Sept. 30.

EM and cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) have replaced six railroad ties along nearly 8,000 feet of track within the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) following an annual inspection.

Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant team recently activated a specially designed crane system to practice bringing empty stainless-steel containers inside the plant’s Low-Activity Waste Facility.

A study led by Stony Brook University researchers discovered that a readily available method using dry ovens can be used to disinfect N95s for reuse.

A multi-institution research team has discovered a catalyst that converts methane into ethane and ethylene that can be turned into plastics and resins

A team of Vanderbilt researchers has described a novel method for rapidly characterizing the biological impact of genetic editing on bacteria.

Eleanor Polete, a sixth-grader at Heath Middle School, was recently selected as the winner of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) West Kentucky Regional Science Bowl t-shirt design contest for 2022.

MIT researchers are testing a simplified turbulence theory’s ability to model complex plasma phenomena using a novel machine-learning technique.

Argonne physicists say cold and dry is perfect for examining the oldest light in the universe.

New research from Northwestern U Medicine and the La Jolla Institute for Immunology could have implications on drug treatments targeting cancer cells.