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Ashley Ward, center, from EM Richland Operations Office contractor Mission Support Alliance, receives the Innovator of the Year Award at the 2019 Women in IT Awards Silicon Valley ceremony in San Francisco.

November 19, 2019

Hanford Information Technology Manager Wins Innovation Award

Hanford Information Technology Manager Wins Innovation Award

The development of innovative automated systems at the Hanford Site has led to improved operational safety and efficiency as the site prepares for round-the-clock operations to treat tank waste. From a new central location, pictured here, operators can co

November 19, 2019

Digital Transformation Helps Hanford Prepare for Tank Waste Treatment

Digital Transformation Helps Hanford Prepare for Tank Waste Treatment

Oak Ridge workers grout a 47-foot-long underground transfer tunnel formerly used to load radioactive material into hot cells at Building 3026 at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

November 12, 2019

EM Addresses Risks at ORNL Facilities, Preparing for Next Cleanup Phase

EM Addresses Risks at ORNL Facilities, Preparing for Next Cleanup Phase

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions cybersecurity engineer Barry McIntosh recently received the Government Innovation Award for Public Sector Innovation due to his contributions towards the creation of a cyber degree program at the University of South Caroli

November 12, 2019

SRS Contractor Wins National Cyber Award for Innovation

SRS Contractor Wins National Cyber Award for Innovation

About 1,200 students, veterans, community leaders, and others attended the 2019 Connect Tri-Cities event. The focus was to help connect the next generation workforce with opportunities in the community, including those relating to the Hanford cleanup miss

November 5, 2019

Connecting Hanford's Cleanup Mission With the Future Workforce

Connecting Hanford's Cleanup Mission With the Future Workforce

Local high school students who visited Savannah River Site during Nuclear Science Week were challenged to learn more about the properties of radiation by completing tasks that simulate actual working conditions.

November 5, 2019

Nuclear Science Week: Students Gain Insight Into Working at SRS

Nuclear Science Week: Students Gain Insight Into Working at SRS

Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) scientist Alex Pappas watches a remote-controlled robot crawler during a recent test run. The mobile crawler can maneuver around objects and be fitted with a wide range of equipment.

October 29, 2019

Robotic Crawler Has Potential to Reduce Risk at Hanford Tank Farms

Robotic Crawler Has Potential to Reduce Risk at Hanford Tank Farms

Savannah River Remediation Environmental Compliance Manager J. Scott Kirk recently won the inaugural Nuclear Service Award from Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness.

October 29, 2019

Nuclear Advocacy Group Honors SRS Contractor With Inaugural Award

Nuclear Advocacy Group Honors SRS Contractor With Inaugural Award

Fluor Idaho deployed a system to characterize the contents of some containers at the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project by measuring their dimensions and entering them into a computer program.

October 15, 2019

AMWTP Adapted to Difficult Waste Types, Unusual Containers

AMWTP Adapted to Difficult Waste Types, Unusual Containers

The "super clam" can crush a drum into the size of a basketball or sheer metal objects into small enough pieces to fit into a 55-gallon silver drum.

October 15, 2019

Robotic Arms, Supercompactor Slice and Squash Challenging Waste

Robotic Arms, Supercompactor Slice and Squash Challenging Waste

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