August 8, 2023
Molten Glass Fills Hanford Melter
The Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) team last week poured the first batches of glass forming beads, called frit, into a melter heated to 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit.
August 8, 2023
Oak Ridge Breaks Ground for Crucial Infrastructure, Achieving EM Priority
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR accomplished an EM priority four months ahead of schedule when they broke ground on the Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF) last week.
August 8, 2023
Los Alamos Continues to Complete FY23 Milestones on or Ahead of Schedule
The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) has successfully completed — on or ahead of schedule — seven of 14 fiscal year 2023 (FY23) milestones for legacy cleanup at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
August 1, 2023
DOE Launches First-Ever ‘Cleanup to Clean Energy’ Initiative
DOE on Friday kicked off its “Cleanup to Clean Energy” initiative, an innovative effort to repurpose parts of DOE-owned lands — portions of which were previously used in the nation’s nuclear weapons program — into the sites of clean-energy generation.
August 1, 2023
EM Crews Bring Down Ventilation Stack, Forever Altering West Valley Skyline
The skyline of the West Valley Demonstration Project is forever changed after EM crews recently removed the remaining portion of the Main Plant Process Building’s iconic ventilation stack.
July 25, 2023
Los Alamos Highlights Cleanup Progress During EM Leadership Visit
Amid renewed interest in the atomic history of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), EM leadership had the opportunity to discuss and highlight the significant progress underway in the legacy cleanup mission at LANL during a visit last week.
July 25, 2023
EM Leadership Visit to Los Alamos in Pictures
With the recent uptick in interest in the role Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) played in the World War II-era Manhattan Project, EM Senior Advisor William White was joined by EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) officials in a visit to Los Alamos.
July 18, 2023
Secretary Granholm to Give In-person Address at National Cleanup Workshop
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will provide an in-person keynote address at this year’s National Cleanup Workshop set for Sept. 11-13 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia, the event’s organizers announced last week.
July 18, 2023
The Manhattan Project: EM's Origin Story
On July 16, 1945, the research and development efforts of the nation’s once-secret Manhattan Project were realized with the detonation of the world’s first nuclear device at the code-named “Trinity” test site over 200 miles south of Los Alamos, New Mexico
July 18, 2023
West Valley Workers Safely Take Down Penthouse Enclosure at Main Plant
EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project have safely removed a penthouse enclosure as part of ongoing demolition of the Main Plant Process Building.