From the Blog
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April 27, 2017PIKETON, Ohio – EM’s Portsmouth Site and cleanup contractor Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) recently finished deactivating the first floor unit of the X-326 Gaseous Diffusion Process Building, a milestone in preparing the cell for demolition.Office of Environmental Management
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April 27, 2017OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Oak Ridge’s EM program and contractor URS | CH2M (UCOR) completed characterization at the Y-12 National Security Complex’s...Office of Environmental Management
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April 27, 2017AIKEN, S.C. – EM’s Salt Waste Processing Facility is scheduled to begin operations in December 2018, with contractor Parsons getting support from Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), the site's management and operations contractor, and Savannah...Office of Environmental Management
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April 27, 2017RICHLAND, Wash. – Workers at EM’s Hanford Site recently completed a major risk reduction effort at the facility that stores a significant portion of the site’s radioactivity.Office of Environmental Management
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April 27, 2017DOE Fellows have been busy sharing their research to support EM’s cleanup at conferences and other events across the U.S. this spring.Office of Environmental Management
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April 27, 2017IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – EM’s Idaho Site is preparing to retrieve and transfer radioactive waste as part of a larger project needed to meet a milestone in a legal agreement with the state.Office of Environmental Management
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April 27, 2017MIAMI – EM is joining federal agencies, national research laboratories, industry and academia for a seminar to explore integrating robotic systems into hazardous work environments to help workers accomplish high-risk tasks.Office of Environmental Management
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April 27, 2017IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – A University of Maryland research reactor will continue operating as a result of a collaboration with EM's Idaho Site.Office of Environmental Management
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April 27, 2017AIKEN, S.C. – At the onset of the Cold War, “Site Number 5” in South Carolina was one of 114 locations in the U.S. considered for the product...Office of Environmental Management
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April 27, 2017RICHLAND, Wash. – The 324 Building is one of the last buildings remaining in the Hanford Site’s 300 Area, where workers fabricated fuel rods and conducted research to support plutonium production.Office of Environmental Management