EM’s Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) recently took the first step toward achieving an end state for a Cold War-era landfill where crews have completed cleanup.
EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) have successfully shipped the first 12 containers of waste from the demolition of the Main Plant Process Building by rail to a disposal facility.
EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is ready to begin assembling additional melters to support the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) Program at the Hanford Site.
EM Senior Advisor William "Ike” White traveled to Oak Ridge last week, where he had a full agenda speaking to government and industry leaders.
The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) finished fiscal year 2022 (FY22) by exceeding EM’s goals for shipping radioactive waste offsite to permanent disposal facilities.
Consider the following heart-pounding scenario hundreds of employees responded to as part of the EM Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s (WIPP) recent annual emergency exercise.
Crews at EM's Portsmouth Site recently finished excavating the first of five legacy landfills whose soil will be used to support the On-Site Waste Disposal Facility (OSWDF).
EM crews at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) jointly observed a day focused on safety last week to review transuranic (TRU) waste shipping and receipt procedures.
For decades, the nuclear industry has used remotely operated drones to photograph building exteriors and take radiation measurements safely.
An intern supporting EM at the Idaho National Laboratory Site this summer touted his hands-on experience in the field as beneficial to understanding the dynamic nature of his intended profession.