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Office of River Protection contractors Bechtel National Inc. and Washington River Protection Solutions recently joined forces to test transfer lines.

EM workers have demolished two of the final eight DOE-owned buildings remaining at the former Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) site.

EM is scheduled this year to remove 750,000 Pounds of R-114 refrigerant, commonly known as Freon, from the Paducah Site.

Workers for the deactivation and decommissioning prime contractor at the Portsmouth Site recently celebrated 4 million safe work hours without a lost.

A swath of remediated property at EM’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project is now part of a large-scale research study.

South Carolina legislators honored the site, now called Savannah River Site (SRS), with a Senate resolution commemorating Nov. 28 as SRS Day.

This year’s collection raises the site’s total food donations for people in need to more than 2 million pounds.

A number of notable accomplishments have positioned EM for continued success, and work completed ahead of schedule.

Closure of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site’s largest building,

EM continues to make progress on its 2020 priorities. EM Update is highlighting accomplishments in EM’s priority groups through the end of this year.

Reuse of transport platforms — large elevator-like devices installed outside facilities that allow workers to access multiple floors.

The final class of commissioning technicians recently completed the classroom portion of their in-depth systems training.

At the Hanford Site, weather data drives decisions that keep the workforce safe and healthy through high temperatures.

EM’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office is installing the water treatment system for its On-Site Waste Disposal Facility.

What’s the safest way to climb and inspect a 70-year-old, 250-foot-tall brick exhaust stack?

EM crews began taking down the remaining facilities located in the former Biology Complex at the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge.

EM’s Paducah Site has been the safe operation of the system to treat and reduce groundwater contamination.

After years of planning, the future interim storage area for nearly 2,000 highly radioactive capsules is taking shape at the Hanford Site.

The final dump truck delivering limestone gravel came and went, setting the stage for the closure of a 12-acre legacy coal yard.

EM is implementing a series of robust upgrades to increase the capacity and reliability of a critical effluent treatment facility.

UCOR were honored Nov. 12 with the Government Team Project of the Year Award.

Crews prepared a large demolition excavator for the installation of a long-reach arm as they readied for the future teardown.

Students are becoming pen pals with Savannah River Site (SRS) employees whose degrees and careers involve science, technology, engineering, and math.

Additional air monitoring stations are being installed that will enhance environmental and radiological data collection during demolition.

The Salt Waste Processing Facility designed to significantly increase the Savannah River Site's ability to empty and close radioactive waste tanks.