A U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management official highlighted EM’s leadership in advancing next-generation used nuclear fuel solutions when he met with representatives with leading Japanese government, research and nuclear organizations recently. July 21, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management participated in the 13th U.S.-Japan Technical Meeting of the Civil Nuclear Energy Research and Development Working Group. June 2, 2026
Two research scientists from universities in Japan visited the West Valley Demonstration Project earlier this fall to test their novel radiation detectors.
In another major milestone, the H Canyon Chemical Separations Facility at Savannah River Site recently started dissolving nuclear material from a Japanese research reactor, leading to its safe disposal.
Last week, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management leaders traveled to Japan to attend the two-day 8th International Forum on the Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station to engage with nuclear cleanup experts from Japan, the U.S., U.K. and other countries.
As part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) bilateral agreement and ongoing collaboration with Canada's Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), EM headquarters facilitated an AECL delegation visit
EM senior leaders William “Ike” White and Jeff Avery joined officials from the United Kingdom and Canada on the margins of this year’s 2024 Waste Management Symposia.
EM Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jeff Avery and Idaho Cleanup Project team members traveled to France last week to visit Orano and Alternative Atomic Energies Commission (CEA) facilities and meet with the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (ANDRA).
Teams at EM’s Hanford Site recently welcomed a group of engineers from the United Kingdom’s Sellafield Site for a visit to exchange technical information and insights about ongoing cleanup missions at both sites.
Officials with EM and Canada’s Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) signed a bilateral agreement at the 2023 National Cleanup Workshop that opens doors to further collaboration and information sharing on nuclear management. Pictured from left are EM Sen