January 30, 2024

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EM Releases Fresh Slate of Ambitious Priorities to Drive Cleanup Progress in 2024

EM has released its program priorities for calendar year (CY) 2024, covering key cleanup actions, project construction, acquisition and other important activities that will further EM’s environmental mission.

January 23, 2024

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WIPP Begins Mining New Waste Disposal Panel for First Time in Decade

Just before the new year, there was quite the ribbon-cutting at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). At the event, the spinning teeth of a multi-ton mechanical mining machine clawed through the ceremonial ribbon and began cutting a new disposal panel out of a 250-million-year-old layer of salt beneath the New Mexico desert.

January 23, 2024

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Hanford Finishes Building Disposal Facility for Tank Waste Treatment Mission

Crews with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently completed construction of the Integrated Disposal Facility (IDF), a key component of the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste Program to treat the Hanford Site’s tank waste.

January 23, 2024

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Diverse Expertise of Eight New Advisory Board Members to Support EM Mission

The Environmental Management Advisory Board (EMAB) recently welcomed eight new members who bring valuable perspectives and diverse experience to the board.

January 23, 2024

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EM Names Wilkerson as Chief Engineer, Olds as Deputy Manager at Oak Ridge

EM recently announced the selection of Laura Wilkerson as chief engineer for the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and the reassignment of Erik Olds from EM’s communications director to OREM’s deputy manager.

January 23, 2024

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Idaho Site Reduces Risk Transferring Spent Nuclear Fuel to Safer Storage Vaults

EM crews at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site continue to transfer spent nuclear fuel baskets to second-generation storage vaults, providing safe long-term storage and reducing risk of corrosion.

January 23, 2024

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Collaboration Creates Better Science, Healthier Forests at Savannah River Site

Research scientists and graduate students from the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL) and program managers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service - Savannah River (USFS-SR) recently gathered to explore efforts to expand collaboration between the two organizations that conduct ecological research and natural resource management on the 310-square-mile Savannah River Site (SRS).

January 23, 2024

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Oak Ridge Moves Facility Closer to Teardown After Deactivation Milestone

EM crews in Oak Ridge have completed major deactivation efforts on a Manhattan Project-era facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex slated for demolition.

January 23, 2024

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EM’s National Lab Opens ‘Storefront’ in Junior Achievement Discovery Center

EM’s Savannah River National Laboratory opened its “storefront” within the Junior Achievement of Georgia Discovery Center of the Central Savannah River Area in Evans, Georgia.

January 23, 2024

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U.S. Agencies Recognize Portsmouth Team for Climate Science Contributions

National weather agencies recently recognized workers at EM's Portsmouth Site for their contributions to climate science.