May 23, 2023

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Claflin University Students Find Potential Careers at Savannah River Site

Students from Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, recently toured EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS) to learn about the array of occupations and operations across the 310-square-mile environmental reservation.

May 23, 2023

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Test Runs Improve Hanford Waste Treatment Plant System Reliability

A team at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site recently tested the plant’s autosampling system, capping off an effort to address technical challenges affecting system reliability.

May 22, 2023

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Idaho Facility Now Processing 100% Radioactive Liquid Waste

The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit has progressed to treating sodium-bearing waste entirely, the next step in efficiently removing remaining liquid radioactive waste from nearby Cold War-era underground tanks and closing them to protect the environment.

May 18, 2023

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Newly Updated Strategic Vision Sets Course for EM Cleanup Over Next Decade

EM released its Strategic Vision 2023-2033, a blueprint to the program’s anticipated cleanup achievements over the next decade.

May 16, 2023

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Idaho Waste Treatment Facility Increases Production Fivefold

Since the launch of operations just over a month ago, the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) has increased sodium-bearing waste treatment fivefold, a crucial step in removing remaining liquid waste from nearby underground tanks.

May 9, 2023

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Sounding the Alarm at Hanford: It’s Only a Test

Sound testing kicked off recently at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant as team members measured ambient sound levels throughout the plant’s facilities.

May 2, 2023

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Outreach, Engagement Help Increase Participation in Hanford Safety Culture

A sustained team effort on the Hanford Site is driving employee engagement in safety to a new level.

May 2, 2023

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SRS Liquid Waste Contractor Invests in Leadership Development

EM’s liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is investing in its supervisors through intensive leadership development workshops.

April 25, 2023

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SRS Liquid Waste Contractor Improving Salt Processing Efficiency

The liquid waste contractor at EM's Savannah River Site is implementing several changes for improving the efficiency and resiliency of equipment inside the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF), which will allow the facility to process more salt waste.

April 25, 2023

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Idaho Site Team Shares Sense of Achievement Over Treatment Facility Launch

Sixteen years after EM broke ground for the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU), the first-of-a-kind facility began treating radioactive liquid waste from underground tanks at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site on the afternoon of Tuesday, April