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U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews at the West Valley Demonstration Project have safely removed sections of contaminated ventilation duct as part of ongoing demolition of the Main Plant Process Building.

Following President Joe Biden's nomination of William “Ike” White to serve on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Candice Robertson to lead the Office of Environmental Management (EM) as it continues to advance its critical cleanup mission.

A controlled demolition of the high-pressure fire water tower at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management Paducah Site last week took mere seconds, but it required months of planning and preparation ahead to ensure the approximately 300-foot water tower was brought down safely to the ground.

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company has begun assembling a cask storage system that will support moving almost 2,000 radioactive capsules out of a water-filled basin into safer dry storage, a significant step in risk reduction at the Hanford Site.

“Energycast Oak Ridge,” a monthly news show produced by the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM), took home national awards recognizing excellence in storytelling and public outreach.

The rainy season holds significant importance in a high desert region. It also plays a crucial role in the commitment of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) to protect water quality in Northern New Mexico.

With crews set to finish remediating soil at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) this year, the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) is shifting focus to groundwater — the final phase of cleanup there.

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews safely removed and packaged for disposal another massive component from the Main Plant Process Building recently as part of the facility’s ongoing demolition at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP).

Jean P. Pabón, pictured, program manager with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Office of Technology Operations, focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning as part of the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable last week.
A new initiative continues the conversation among all levels of leadership for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management's (EM) liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS).