EM News Archive

DOE Releases Request for Information/Sources Sought for the Nuclear Containment Ventilation Systems and Components Evaluation and Qualification Testin

Workers at the Hanford Site met a yearly groundwater-treatment goal nearly two months early, reducing risk to the Columbia River.

The Radpipers moved at an “impressively efficient pace” — up to 10 ft/minute — within the 30-inch & 42-inch-diameter uranium enrichment process pipes.

More than 100 people recently commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Hanford Site.

For the third consecutive year, two SRS prime contractors won the state of SC's Palmetto Shining Star Safety Award for exemplary safety performance.

EM is upgrading the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) site rail spur to allow for greater efficiency in shipping waste offsite.

EM’s SRNL & FIU are teaming to examine a range of fixative & coating materials that could be a major improvement to stabilize residual contamination.

An organization of DOE contractor employees recently honored personnel at the Savannah River Site (SRS) for exceptional team performances.

DOE Releases Request for Information/Sources Sought for the CBFO TRANSCOM System Follow-On Service Contract

DOE Releases Request for Information/Sources Sought for Environmental Management Nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning and Removal (DD&R) Services

EM Richland Operations Office contractor CHPRC and parent company Jacobs Engineering are set to conduct a final assessment Aug. 13-23.

EM recently marked two cleanup accomplishments at its WVDP site as crews finished tearing down a former administration building.

EM recently began removing contaminated sludge and debris from tanks, sumps, and valve boxes at ORNL liquid and gaseous waste operations.

Chemists are developing processes for analyzing Hanford tank waste before it’s turned into glass inside the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.

As Hanford Site workers prepare to stabilize a waste storage tunnel at risk of collapse, crews are getting roads ready.

When EM’s SRNL redesigned its patented aerosol contamination extractor, it chose to use additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing.

Testing is underway on the next phase to remove a reactor fuel storage basin near the Columbia River on the Hanford Site.

After nearly nine years, Grand County Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project Liaison Lee Shenton is retiring.

EM Assistant Secretary Anne White visited the EM Nevada Program this week for the first time as head of the cleanup program.

EM recently launched long-planned systems to safely handle the disposition of non-standard storage cylinders containing depleted uranium hexafluoride.

Richard “Stik” West of EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) has been inducted into the Metal and Nonmetal National Mine Rescue Hall of Fame.

Researchers at PNNL & Washington State University are seeking insight into long-term behavior of glassified nuclear waste to ensure its durability.

Fascinated by chemistry, Jose Marcial started a summer internship as a high school senior with PNNL and EM’s Office of River Protection (ORP) in 2009.

EM Richland Operations Office contractors received state recognition for hiring veterans through the YesVets program.

DOE’s OREM joined numerous organizations on July 23 to support the local Back-to-School Professional Development Day.