Soil & Groundwater Remediation News

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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.
An EM team led by Senior Advisor William “Ike” White is pictured at the Research Hall of Beaumont-Hague.
An EM team led by Senior Advisor William “Ike” White recently traveled to France to visit the nuclear company Orano and Alternative Atomic Energies Commission (CEA) facilities, and meet with representatives with the French National Radioactive Waste Manag
Employees take groundwater samples at the East Tennessee Technology Park to understand which areas require further action. The site is divided into three sections for groundwater remediation planning — the Main Plant Area, K-31 and K-33 Area and Zone 1.
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor UCOR have shifted to soil and groundwater remediation at the East Tennessee Technology Park in the homestretch of a cleanup that took down more than 500 aging, contaminated structures.