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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.
Crews at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) have poured the first test glass from a second melter into a stainless steel container in the plant’s Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility.
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.
Crews with Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) cleanup contractor UCOR took the first step toward preparing a former waste treatment facility for demolition at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
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.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jeff Avery recently visited with the Accord Pueblos comprised of Pueblo de Cochiti, Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Pueblo of Jemez and Santa Clara Pueblo.
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Senior Advisor William “Ike” White joined National Nuclear Security Administration and NNSA Office of Naval Reactors leaders on Capitol Hill on May 22 to testify before the Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Committee on Armed Services on their missions and commitments supporting DOE’s fiscal year 2025 budget request.
Laboratory testing at the Hanford Site confirms that over 200,000 gallons of treated radioactive waste is ready to be vitrified, or immobilized in glass.