EM-LA News

Rotating set of images of a shipment of waste being prepared at the Idaho Site
The Idaho Cleanup Project has completed two shipments of a Los Alamos National Laboratory glovebox to disposal facilities, underscoring the ICP’s critical role in addressing complex waste streams across the U.S. Department of Energy complex. May 19, 2026
A large drilling well at the Los Alamos Site
Over the next two years, the legacy cleanup contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office will continue to protect critical water supplies, clean up contaminated land and reduce remaining radioactive waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory. May 12, 2026
Two community members sitting in red chairs at a forum event
Participants at a recent public forum received an update on the Hexavalent Chromium Campaign from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office and legacy cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos LLC. April 7, 2026
Rotating set of images of a glovebox being used
Idaho Cleanup Project crews recently processed and packaged a glovebox from Los Alamos National Laboratory, an accomplishment that could lead them to treat and certify similar waste from LANL before disposing of it at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. March 24, 2026
Employees in yellow and white hazmat suits working to process a large corrugated metal pipe
Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos LLC was recently recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Worker Protection and Nuclear Safety for outstanding, proactive contributions to DOE’s knowledge base through the Occurrence Reporting and Processing System. February 25, 2026