New field investigations are improving understanding of groundwater contaminant behavior and strengthening the scientific basis for future remediation decisions, the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project noted during a recent presentation at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RemPlex Seminar series. February 10, 2026
In-person engagement and direct conversations with those invested in cleanup at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory were core concepts of the new series launched last month by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Technology Engineering Center team. February 10, 2026
Idaho Cleanup Project efforts have improved the water quality of the Snake River Plain Aquifer for over 35 years. January 20, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Nevada Program recently completed drilling of two new groundwater monitoring wells and deepened a third at the Nevada National Security Site. December 16, 2025
Workers are making progress drilling holes for subsurface sampling that will provide critical data to inform safeguards in the broader mission to remediate soil at the West Valley Demonstration Project. December 16, 2025
Workers have laid the groundwork to assess contamination levels before completing further cleanup at the site of the Main Plant Process Building, which crews safely took down earlier this year in a major milestone for the West Valley Demonstration Project. November 18, 2025
Drilling for an innovative groundwater pilot study at the U.S. Department of Energy Energy Technology Engineering Center at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory is afoot. September 30, 2025
With Congress playing a vital role in the U.S. Department of Energy’s environmental cleanup efforts, congressional Senate committee staff members recently visited Los Alamos National Laboratory to see and learn more about the legacy cleanup mission. September 9, 2025
Approval for an innovative groundwater pilot study, completion of ongoing soil sampling and submission of demolition work plans to state regulators are all part of the recent progress toward cleanup at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. August 26, 2025
A groundwater treatment well installed by Idaho Cleanup Project crews four years ago to contribute to an important remediation project is preserving the quality of the underlying Snake River Plain Aquifer. August 19, 2025