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The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) released a report last week to inform the public of possible impacts from EM’s cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL).

In the first year of producing its groundbreaking monthly news show, “Energycast Oak Ridge,” the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) took home a national award recognizing excellence in storytelling and public outreach.

An EM priority project in 2022 continues to earn accolades in 2023.

Leaders from the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic, DOE’s Savannah River Site (DOE-SR) and EM’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) recently briefed stakeholders on efforts to collaborate in science and technology fields.

EM’s Office of River Protection and contractor Washington River Protection Solutions recently hosted a high-profile advocate for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) cleanup contractor UCOR recognized six small businesses at a ceremony last week for their support of EM’s cleanup mission.

Nearly 85 miles west of Oak Ridge, 10,000 students attend Tennessee Tech University.

A working group recently addressed policy and crosscutting issues impacting the handling, storage and disposition of DOE-managed spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in its first in-person meeting since late 2019.

For almost four decades, EM's Savannah River Site (SRS) and the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken (USC Aiken) have partnered to bring science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to area student.

A new utility shaft at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently surpassed the 1,900-foot level continuing toward the underground waste repository depth of 2,150 feet.