A delegation of stakeholders in the cleanup program from Moab, Utah met with EM leadership last week to discuss the future of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project.
Progress continues on a new utility shaft at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) as shaft-sinking crews recently surpassed the midway point at 1,076 feet deep.
Federal and contractor leadership highlighted progress in EM’s liquid waste treatment mission and lessons learned in their work during back-to-back panels at the 2023 Waste Management Symposia.
EM Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jeff Avery, center, spoke during an Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG) board meeting at the 2023 Waste Management Symposia.
EM has been setting the pace for a remarkable year, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in prerecorded remarks to the audience at the 2023 Waste Management Symposia on Monday.
While its mission is rooted in the environmental legacy of the past, EM is focused on possibilities for a future that holds great promise for its union workforce, industry leaders, tribal nations and communities surrounding cleanup sites.
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.
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.
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.
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.