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By installing the last piece of pipe, Hanford Site workers have completed the final connection between underground tanks storing radioactive waste and the waste treatment plant that will begin solidifying it in glass later this year. June 10, 2025
With the demolition of the former Main Plant Process Building wrapping up, EM Update spoke with Bryan Bower, EM's director of the West Valley Demonstration Project, about the successful project and lessons that could be applied at other cleanup sites. June 10, 2025
EM Los Alamos Field Office has reached a significant stage in a key project for the legacy cleanup mission at Los Alamos National Laboratory by beginning offsite shipments of transuranic waste from previously buried corrugated metal pipes for permanent disposal. June 10, 2025
The EM Nevada Program has completed the demolition of the largest ancillary structure remaining at the Engine Maintenance, Assembly and Disassembly Facility at the Nevada National Security Sites. June 10, 2025
The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project recently hosted U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy of Utah and Grand County Commission Chair Bill Winfield for a tour of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management cleanup site. June 10, 2025
Contractors throughout the cleanup complex have contributed about $360 million in savings toward a total $2 billion saved by the U.S. Department of Energy Supply Chain Management Center. June 10, 2025
A new method has received state approval for use at the Hanford Site's 222-S Laboratory, improving how experts analyze tank waste and providing more precise data to support safe, efficient cleanup. June 10, 2025
The contractor cleaning up radioactive tank waste for EM at the Savannah River Site has completed a significant effort to improve system reliability and worker safety. June 10, 2025
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor UCOR completed an essential step to prepare for construction of a new onsite disposal facility. June 10, 2025
The Savannah River Site hosted its annual Safety Expo this spring, featuring over 80 informational booths designed to educate and engage more than 4,000 attendees on a range of topics. June 10, 2025