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EM awarded the Hanford Integrated Tank Disposition Contract to Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure, LLC of Lynchburg, Virginia, for work to be performed at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington state.
EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) crews collected more than 8,670 soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater samples in 2023.
In an integral step toward preparing for tank waste treatment on the Hanford Site, the newly renovated load-in station at the Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) recently reopened for business.
Developing more sustainable ways to perform work is a continuous focus on DOE’s Oak Ridge Reservation. The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR made major contributions to help EM reach last year’s goal to bring at least 150 electric vehicles to the cleanup program’s fleet.
The Savannah River Site’s (SRS) liquid waste program has processed more than 15 million gallons of radioactive salt waste since 2008 through the work of three major facilities.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released final figures for 2023 that show Oak Ridge is maintaining its position as the national pacesetter for cleanup across the federal government.
EM recently brought together tribal people whose ancestors once occupied its cleanup sites for a first-of-a-kind discussion focused on improving protection, use and access of sacred sites by tribal people.
EM racked up eight of the Secretary’s Honor Awards for 2023, with DOE recognizing two employees at the Savannah River Site (SRS) for excellence and six teams from the Idaho, Hanford, Portsmouth and Oak Ridge sites for achievements.
One of the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management’s (OREM) highest priority cleanup projects has significantly contributed to the medical world.
Representatives with the EM Los Alamos Field Office legacy waste cleanup contractor at Los Alamos National Laboratory joined students from the Native American Community Academy (NACA) of Albuquerque to promote STEAM Day at the New Mexico Legislature recently.