Nuclear News & Updates

EM’s Portsmouth Site marked its 70th anniversary on Monday with its “Past, Present, Future” celebration.

Employees have begun emplacing defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in Panel 8 of EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).

INL's Site’s largest, active landfill will be expanded to accommodate the disposal of contaminated soil, debris and even reactor vessels for an additional 25 years following approval recently by EM, the EPA and the state of Idaho.

DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) recently unveiled its vision for the next decade to employees and partners, and progress is already under way toward achieving it.

Most people may never get the opportunity to work with family members, but it’s been a harmonious family affair for a trio of brothers at the Portsmouth Site, who have worked together closely for the past 10 years.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park was selected as the 2023 “national stamp,” which is a large, eye-catching stamp.

Crews with EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) are preparing the 224-B Plutonium Concentration Facility on the Hanford Site for demolition.

EM’s director of regulatory, intergovernmental & stakeholder engagement, recently participated in a virtual event to discuss how communities in & around Hanford Site can build on its nuclear expertise to create science, technology, and STEM opportunities.

EM Office of River Protection (ORP) crews at the Hanford Site are preparing to install another asphalt surface barrier to divert water runoff to protect groundwater from contaminants.