EM News

This special wrap-up section of the weekly EM Update focuses on the National Cleanup Workshop, held Sept. 16-18 in Arlington, Virginia.

In a recent visit to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk and DOE Office of Environmental Management Senior Advisor Candice Robertson took a tour that went 2,000 feet into Earth where transuranic waste is being emplaced in mined salt beds.

A U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management cleanup crew member recently experienced a surprise while on the jobsite at the Idaho National Laboratory Site.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management's Savannah River National Laboratory recently released a special issue of its publication, "Matter," marking the 20th anniversary of SRNL's designation as a national laboratory.

The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor UCOR took another step forward in the construction of the Mercury Treatment Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

A Hanford Site contractor is investing in employee growth with a program to develop leadership and communication skills, create mentorship opportunities and encourage leadership interactions.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s Portsmouth Paducah Project Office recently installed Pike County’s first publicly available electric vehicle charging stations using DOE grant funding received as part of the Green Fleet Award.

Two U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) cleanup sites are expected to save taxpayers an estimated $1 million by sharing highly specialized equipment.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm delivered the keynote address at the 2024 National Cleanup Workshop.

More than 70 community leaders from Paducah, Kentucky, met with leadership with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management to discuss federal priorities and continued collaboration on future cleanup and land transfer during the annual Paducah Chamber of Commerce Fly-In.