July 25, 2023
Idaho Site’s Largest Building Progressing Toward Closure
EM recently moved a significant step toward closure of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site’s largest building, which could comfortably house a modern U.S. aircraft carrier.
July 18, 2023
Los Alamos Takes Important Step in Transuranic Waste Operations
Efforts to address legacy transuranic waste recently took an important step forward as the EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B) have begun size reduction activities.
July 18, 2023
Latest SRS Liquid Waste System Plan Outlines Path to Tank Closure
EM’s revised roadmap for completion of the liquid waste program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is now available.
July 18, 2023
West Valley Workers Safely Take Down Penthouse Enclosure at Main Plant
EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project have safely removed a penthouse enclosure as part of ongoing demolition of the Main Plant Process Building.
July 18, 2023
Big Step in Preparing Hanford Waste-storage Tank for Retrieval
Hanford Site workers recently removed a complex piece of equipment that stood in the way of future tank-waste retrieval.
July 18, 2023
National Academies Focus on Hanford Cleanup Approaches by SRNL-led Center
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recently held a public meeting to discuss its third and final report centered on EM’s tank waste cleanup mission at the Hanford Site in Washington state.
July 11, 2023
Savannah River Site Checks Off EM Priority With Disposal Unit Construction
EM has authorized the newest mega-size disposal unit to begin operating at the Savannah River Site (SRS), checking off another priority for the cleanup program for 2023.
July 11, 2023
WIPP’s ‘Big Dig’ Reaches New Air Shaft Milestone
Excavation crews recently attained a milestone in the construction of a new utility shaft at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
July 11, 2023
Summer Interns Learning the Office of Environmental Management Ropes With Savannah River Site Contractor
Forty-four students from across the country are embarking on a paid trial run in the nuclear industry with EM’s liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site this summer.
July 11, 2023
DFLAW Program Employees Now Use Hanford’s Computer Network
EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) has transitioned more than 1,000 Bechtel National Inc. (BNI) computer users from the company’s corporate network to the Hanford Site network.