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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
EM has authorized the newest mega-size disposal unit to begin operating at the Savannah River Site (SRS), checking off another priority for the cleanup program for 2023.
Excavation crews recently attained a milestone in the construction of a new utility shaft at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) has updated its popular “By the Numbers” feature, which illustrates progress at cleanup sites through quick and clear infographics.