February 28, 2023
White, Foreign Leaders Affirm Commitment to International Collaboration
EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White joined leaders from the United Kingdom, Canada and France at the 2023 Waste Management Symposia to issue a joint statement today declaring their commitment to continue building their longstanding collaboration.
February 28, 2023
EM 2023 Priorities Update: West Valley Demolishes Seven Portions of Main Plant
EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project have safely completed demolition of seven areas of the Main Plant Process Building after launching the project early last fall.
February 21, 2023
Engineers Week Spotlight: Four EM Team Members Advancing Cleanup
Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951, National Engineers Week is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers.
February 14, 2023
Savannah River Site Vitrification Facility Change Enhances Safety, Efficiency
The waste vitrification facility at EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS) has completed a processing improvement enabling safer operations and more efficient conversion of high-activity liquid waste into glass.
February 14, 2023
VIDEO: West Valley Experts Commend Employees for Ongoing Main Plant Demolition
Watch a new video featuring subject matter experts from EM and cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) discussing the ongoing demolition of the Main Plant Process Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project.
February 7, 2023
White Joins NNSA Deputy Administrator On South Carolina Listening Tour
The head of the EM program and the second-ranking official from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) came together late last week for a two-day visit to Savannah River Site (SRS) and the surrounding communities.
February 7, 2023
Homestretch for Hanford Effluent Treatment Facility Upgrades
An aerial view of the Effluent Treatment Facility on the Hanford Site, where workers are completing the final upgrades needed for the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste Program to treat tank waste.
January 31, 2023
EM's 2023 Priorities Drive Vital Cleanup Progress
EM has released its program priorities for calendar year (CY) 2023, covering key cleanup actions, project construction, acquisition and other important activities that will further EM’s critical environmental mission.
January 31, 2023
Idaho Treatment Facility Resumes Heat-Up Following Maintenance
Heat-up of a liquid waste treatment facility has resumed this month in anticipation of beginning radiological operations at the facility at DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory Site.
January 24, 2023
Eight EM Teams Win Secretary of Energy Achievement Awards
DOE recently bestowed eight EM teams with the Secretary of Energy Achievement Award, recognizing projects at the Idaho, Savannah River and Hanford sites as well as a group of employees who revamped and expanded EM’s Minority Serving Institutions.