March 28, 2023
Crunch Time: Demolition Crews Continue to Change Hanford Site Landscape
Crews with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently demolished two contaminated buildings that supported the Hanford Site’s plutonium-production mission during the 1950s and 1960s.
March 28, 2023
EM Set to Tackle 2023 Priority: Demolition of Four Buildings at NNSS
The EM Nevada Program is preparing for the next phase of work after successfully completing its top 2022 priority to begin demolition of the Engine Maintenance, Assembly, and Disassembly (EMAD) and Test Cell C (TCC) facilities.
March 28, 2023
Oak Ridge Team Makes Headway on Mercury Treatment Facility
An Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) team recently hit two milestones in a construction project that’s pivotal to future cleanup at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12).
March 28, 2023
Cell by Cell, West Valley Workers Steadily Deconstruct Main Plant
EM and prime contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) recently removed the concrete floor of a cell within the Main Plant Process Building as part of work to demolish the facility at the West Valley Demonstration Project.
March 21, 2023
EM Nevada Removes Insulation Material From Tanks to Prepare Them for Demolition
The EM Nevada Program has finished removing an insulation material known as perlite from four tanks at Test Cell C (TCC) on the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).
March 21, 2023
EM Hosts Japanese Officials Visiting DOE Headquarters, Hanford Site
Representatives from the Japan Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF) visited EM headquarters in Washington, D.C., and the Hanford Site in Washington state last week
March 14, 2023
Idaho Site Crews to Remove Legacy Naval Nuclear Prototypes, Buildings
EM is moving forward with plans to demolish two defueled naval reactor prototypes and associated buildings at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.
February 28, 2023
In Waste Management Address, White Lays Out Vision for Cleanup's Next Stage
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.
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 28, 2023
Coordination is Key as Portsmouth Crews Downsize Facility’s Components
Workers are moving nearly 5,000 tons of equipment from the X-333 Process Building to a demolition pad where the X-326 Process Building once stood at EM’s Portsmouth Site.