Oak Ridge News

Swift & Staley was recognized as a 2023 Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool Purchaser Award winner, marking the fourth time the EM Paducah Site infrastructure support services contractor has won the award. From left are Swift & Staley employees Christa Armstrong, Green Team; Latrice Ford, Property Department; Mike Golightly, Green Team; and John Witte, Information Technology Department.
Eight EM sites have been honored with the 2023 Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Purchaser Award, the most the cleanup program has won in a year since the program honoring purchases of sustainable goods began in 2015.
Remedial actions vary from tearing down buildings to digging up contaminated soil and treating groundwater plumes. Crews are working to complete an action at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory by demolishing the Low Intensity Test Reactor. They are making progress, and the project is scheduled for completion this fall.
Recent figures from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractors are conducting cleanup at a rate leading the nation among federal facility sites.
The Osborne Brothers work together as uranium material handlers at EM's Portsmouth Site in Ohio. From left are David, Randy, Rick and Rick's son, A.J., an industrial hygienist.
Environmental cleanup at EM sites is a family affair. Each day, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, and uncles and nephews show up together to perform the hazardous tasks and myriad support services necessary.
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The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) has updated its popular “By the Numbers” feature, which illustrates progress at cleanup sites through quick and clear infographics.
The host of “Energycast Oak Ridge,” Summer Dashe, interviews Roane County Executive Wade Creswell for a segment on a recent episode. The newscast covers a wide range of topics related to EM’s mission in Oak Ridge.
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.