The West Valley Demonstration Project federal and contractor workforce delivered more than 9,500 meals, including 160 turkeys, holiday essentials and pantry staples, to eight food pantries in the region, continuing a longstanding commitment to help people in need in the local community through an annual food drive. December 9, 2025
As West Valley Demonstration Project workers prepared a miscellany of legacy items for disposal this year, they dug up memories of a patented invention for the safe disposal of radioactive waste created by a group of engineers working on the site’s cleanup in the 1980s. November 25, 2025
Workers have laid the groundwork to assess contamination levels before completing further cleanup at the site of the Main Plant Process Building, which crews safely took down earlier this year in a major milestone for the West Valley Demonstration Project. November 18, 2025
Eleven radiological control technicians at the West Valley Demonstration Project have undergone a 40-hour training to prepare for a credentialing exam that validates competency and provides credibility in their field of work. August 26, 2025
Office of Environmental Management Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Roger Jarrell recently joined community stakeholders and employees at the West Valley Demonstration Project to celebrate a major milestone. June 24, 2025.
The Office of Environmental Management has safely completed the largest, most complex demolition of a radioactively contaminated facility at the West Valley Demonstration Project to date, achieving a 2025 priority for the cleanup program.
Just six months into 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management has racked up significant cleanup accomplishments across the country, with more progress on the horizon, senior EM federal and contractor executives said here last week. June 17, 2025.
With the demolition of the former Main Plant Process Building wrapping up, EM Update spoke with Bryan Bower, EM's director of the West Valley Demonstration Project, about the successful project and lessons that could be applied at other cleanup sites. June 10, 2025
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews have met a notable milestone in the cleanup of the West Valley Demonstration Project by safely completing 32 shipments containing nearly 1.9 million pounds of legacy waste.
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management crews at the West Valley Demonstration Project have safely removed a concrete cell used during legacy nuclear fuel reprocessing operations as they continue progress on the Main Plant Process Building demolition.