May 18, 2023
Newly Updated Strategic Vision Sets Course for EM Cleanup Over Next Decade
EM released its Strategic Vision 2023-2033, a blueprint to the program’s anticipated cleanup achievements over the next decade.
May 16, 2023
‘Gone Fission’ Podcast Turns Focus to DOE Office of Environmental Management Hiring Initiatives
In a continued effort to raise awareness of EM’s hiring initiatives amid a swelling number of job vacancies, an employee of the cleanup program’s Workforce Management Office joined the “Gone Fission Nuclear Report Podcast” last week.
May 16, 2023
Idaho Waste Treatment Facility Increases Production Fivefold
Since the launch of operations just over a month ago, the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) has increased sodium-bearing waste treatment fivefold, a crucial step in removing remaining liquid waste from nearby underground tanks.
May 12, 2023
EM Kicks Off New Acquisition Career Development Program
EM is strengthening its procurement capabilities to ensure the cleanup program has talented, capable acquisition professionals now and in the future with the launch of the EM Career Acquisition Program (ECAP).
May 2, 2023
New Security Facility Arrives for Mission to Remove Plutonium From SRS
A recently delivered Security Inspectors Operation Area, seen here being moved into the main production area in K Area, will allow remote inspections of employees working on the surplus plutonium disposition mission at the Savannah River Site.
April 25, 2023
WIPP Waste Shipment Drivers Surpass 16 Million Safe Miles
EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently marked a milestone after its drivers exceeded 16 million safe miles without a serious accident or injury, equivalent to 33 roundtrips to the moon or more than 642 trips around the world.
April 25, 2023
Idaho Site Team Shares Sense of Achievement Over Treatment Facility Launch
Sixteen years after EM broke ground for the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU), the first-of-a-kind facility began treating radioactive liquid waste from underground tanks at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site on the afternoon of Tuesday, April
April 25, 2023
Mannequin Assists Hanford Employees in Radiological Control Training
Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Radiological Engineer Steven Goodrich demonstrates contamination screening using the VIZRAD Frisk simulator.
April 18, 2023
DOE Recognizes Two EM Sites for Exceptional Project Management
Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk presented EM two Project Management Awards during a ceremony last week, recognizing exceptional results for complex projects.
April 18, 2023
Switching Roles: EM to Host First Reverse Industry Day for Virtual Audience
EM is hosting its first Reverse Industry Day (RID) next month, giving the contractor workforce an opportunity to share details on the industry decision-making process and offer perspectives to enhance the cleanup program’s business environment.