The Hanford Site has successfully started up its Low-Activity Waste Facility, a key component of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant that has begun to solidify Hanford tank waste in glass for the first time. This achievement, supported by the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management meets the October 15, 2025, Consent Decree legal commitment with the state of Washington.
Workers at the Hanford Site treated more than 7.25 million gallons of wastewater over a six-month period that ended recently. September 30, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management is nearing completion of a campaign in Idaho that involves reconditioning previously containerized transuranic waste to allow its safe shipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico for permanent disposal. September 30, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management has reached another significant milestone with concurrence from regulators that radioactive waste has successfully been removed from another tank at the Savannah River Site. September 23, 2025
The Hanford Field Office is tackling the legacy of the past, cleaning up decades-old radioactive waste stored in large underground tanks. September 16, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) has reached another milestone with concurrence from regulators that the Savannah River Site (SRS) has successfully removed waste from another highly radioactive waste tank. August 5, 2025
Team members with the Office of Environmental Management liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site have been recognized nationally for “papers of note” and “superior” technical papers presented at the Waste Management Symposia. July 29, 2025
Approximately 2,000 gallons of treated tank waste from the Hanford Site have been safely and successfully solidified in grout and permanently disposed of at licensed commercial facilities. July 8, 2025
A crew recently removed thousands of pounds of legacy radioactive waste from a hot cell, enabling the Idaho Cleanup Project to advance its environmental cleanup and boost efficiency. June 24, 2025.
Workers at the Hanford Site installed a new pump inside an underground waste-storage tank, advancing efforts to safely manage radioactive and chemical waste. June 24, 2025.