From the Blog

The EM Los Alamos Field Office and its cleanup contractor have collected more than 3,100 soil samples and excavated more than 1,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil as they remediate land at the southernmost boundary of Los Alamos National Laboratory.

A new animation of the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) Program at the Hanford Site shows the integrated procedure that achieves tank waste treatment. That process is a key component of EM’s strategic cleanup vision.

Crews are nearly finished deactivating the second of three collections of old, mercury-contaminated equipment surrounding the Alpha-4 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge.

Two nationally recognized safety organizations recently honored EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) for safety leadership at the Hanford Site.

An employee with a company that supports EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) has received the American Nuclear Society’s (ANS) 2021 Landis Public Communication and Education Award.

The researchers engineered a microbe that can make a molecule that, until now, could only be synthesized in a laboratory.

Researchers at Dartmouth U have identified how iron-deficient plants optimize photosynthesis to protect themselves from absorbing too much light.

A ground-penetrating radar prototype mounted on a small aircraft system will identify hot spots and moments for biogenic gas accumulation and release.

David Haliczer is a third-year doctoral student in atmospheric science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Applications are open for the Marine and Hydrokinetic Graduate Student Research Program. The application period is open until December 10, 2021, at 5PM Eastern.