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EM has marked a major achievement in the effort to expand interim storage of canisters of vitrified high-level waste at the Savannah River Site (SRS) while saving taxpayer dollars.

In just a few years, an intern has taken his interest in computer science to the next level in the EM program supporting contractors at DOE's Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site with virtual reality and other technologies.

EM Richland Operations Office and contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) have introduced their newest team members, Dee and Freda, two highly skilled explosive-detecting K-9 officers.

One of two new raw water pumps EM workers recently installed at the Paducah Site’s water treatment facility has reduced energy consumption for pumping water by approximately 63% and lowered water usage by about 1 million gallons per day.
It’s been said that during an emergency, you always fall back on your training.

DOE on Friday kicked off its “Cleanup to Clean Energy” initiative, an innovative effort to repurpose parts of DOE-owned lands — portions of which were previously used in the nation’s nuclear weapons program — into the sites of clean-energy generation.
The skyline of the West Valley Demonstration Project is forever changed after EM crews recently removed the remaining portion of the Main Plant Process Building’s iconic ventilation stack.

Crews with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company have placed the final protective layer in Trench 31, a waste-disposal trench near the center of the Hanford Site.

EM’s Paducah Site recently completed construction of a 3,500-square-foot facility to house its new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and provide continuity for emergency management.

Nearly 50 high-performing, qualifying interns from an EM contractor’s paid summer internship program were recently offered a chance to turn full service during the annual “Signing Day” event held at the Savannah River Site (SRS).