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One of the unique challenges the EM Nevada Program faces was on display at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) in early March when strong winds caused a “tumbleweed takeover” on the site.

EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) reached a major milestone last week — 25 years of operations at the nation’s only deep, underground geological repository for disposal of defense-generated transuranic (TRU) nuclear waste.

Recent completion of a project at the Hanford Site marked a significant accomplishment, as crews from EM contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) loaded and shipped 15 drums of sodium waste from the site’s former research reactors for offsite treatment.

The Hanford Fire Department is using prescribed burns at the 580-square-mile EM cleanup site to reduce wildfire risks in the late spring and summer.

Rose visited Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, and Vietnam to discuss nonproliferation, cooperation to counter nuclear smuggling, and more

Anjali Zutshi knows how to do it all – from advising NNSA on all kinds of national and global security issues, to celebrating Women's History Month with her two daughters, to traveling to three countries in a day!

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Machelle Reynolds, Defense Nuclear Security

On March 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23), which shows that the United States could triple its production of biomass to more than 1 billion tons per year.

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Cathy Good, Defense Nuclear Security

Meet Amy Bauer. She's passionate about ski patrolling, yet math turned out to be the “golden ticket” of her work journey. And working with the “high jumpers” at NNSA has been her chairlift to the summit, where she works to aid Ukraine's people.