An EM cleanup technology is expected to reduce radioactive iodine-129 found in soil and groundwater near the center of the Savannah River Site (SRS) to levels well below regulatory limits.
As the EM Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) team moves closer to starting up the first of two melters inside the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility, plant contractor Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI) has launched a website.
An innovative public-private partnership continues to grow after a nuclear innovation company recently announced additional work in Oak Ridge that will generate increased taxpayer savings while helping accelerate cancer treatment research.
For the first time, camera-mounted drones recently hovered, dipped, and glided above EM’s remediated waste sites at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to ensure the structural integrity of the protective covers over them.
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s (WIPP) commitment to its mission includes a move to low-emission and battery-electric vehicles in its underground repository.
DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) recently reduced the cost of treating wastewater, a vital function to EM’s cleanup mission, by consolidating capabilities into a single facility.
EM contractor employees have creatively changed how they monitor the recently closed HB Line facility at the Savannah River Site (SRS), using existing resources and saving approximately $1.8 million annually.
Workers will soon remove solar-power “plugs” from 19 soil remediation sites at the Savannah River Site (SRS), creating an annual cost savings of $90,000 as the successful soil and groundwater cleanup project comes to an end.
A donation by the EM Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s primary contractor is helping students at New Mexico State University’s Carlsbad campus prepare for an intriguing future in the technology and manufacturing sectors.
Developing the cleanup workforce of tomorrow requires time and an emphasis and investment in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.