EM News Archive

The EM complex is in a transformational period as long-term construction projects will soon shift to operations.

EM and its liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have completed significant upgrades to accelerate treatment.

Crews recently achieved a key milestone by removing all asbestos from a building being deactivated for demolition.

A successful EM cleanup project at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site is being studied to determine if it has met its objectives.

EM liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site are advancing a project to double-stack canisters containing high-level radioactive waste.

Built in the early 1990s, the metal buildings at SRS were no longer needed for DOE missions.

The Hanford Site’s distinct history and ecosystem are positioned to stand the test of time thanks to the preservation and conservation efforts.

The Washington State Department of Health presented its distinguished Silver Certificate of Achievement to water treatment plant staff at the Hanford.

Workers at the Hanford Site are celebrating another year of significant progress in protecting the Columbia River.

– EM Hanford and its tank operations contractor, have enhanced safety for workers by installing a new exhauster ventilation system above waste tanks.

EM crews recently took down the eighth of 10 buildings set for demolition at the Radioactive Materials Handling Facility

EM and its cleanup contractor at the Idaho National Laboratory Site are doubling efforts to treat and repackage drums of radioactive sludge water.

The West Valley Demonstration Project has obtained a fork truck capable of lifting more than 90,000 pounds for waste removal in the future demolition.

EM and the management and operations contractor at the Savannah River Site have successfully removed sludge containing silver from an industrial waste

Construction is underway on the $10 million Sludge Processing Mock Test Facility.

An employee at the Savannah River Site recently discovered how 3D printers can create unique objects at a low cost to improve safety and operations.

A project at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) has reached an early milestone as crews embark on a new phase to excavate a new utility shaft.

The management and operations contractor at the Savannah River Site recently completed a three-phase process optimization outage.

Crews at Hanford’s tank farms recently completed removal and staging of 52 large concrete covers.

It’s weigh-in time for engineered containers of radioactive sludge from the Hanford Site’s K West Reactor.

A virtual science, technology, engineering, and math camp supported by a grant from EM was conducted recently.

EM mission was on full display last week at the eighth annual Small Business Awards Breakfast.

The DOE's Office of Environmental Management issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Nationwide Low-Level Mixed Low-Level Waste Treatment Services.

EM is continuing to make progress on its 2020 priorities

Workers at the Savannah River Site have completed risk reduction and cleanup activities in a building containing residual plutonium.