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WIPP Achieves EM’s 2023 Transuranic Waste Disposal Priority
EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) has accomplished an EM 2023 priority to complete and dispose of 400 transuranic waste shipments while striving to ensure no backlog of shipments from cleanup at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) site in New Mexico.
December 5, 2023
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SRNL Researcher Wins Environmental Resilience Category at Research SLAM
Sean Noble, a researcher with EM’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), took first place in the environmental resilience category at the inaugural National Lab Research SLAM held recently in Washington, D.C.
December 5, 2023
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Hanford Site Contractors Support Veterans With Disabilities
EM Office of River Protection contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) has earned state and local accolades for its commitment to support veterans.
December 5, 2023
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Preparing for Future: SRS Landlord Transition Takes Center Stage at Summit
The future of the Savannah River Site (SRS) was the focus of a recent summit on the transition of the site’s landlord responsibilities from EM to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) next year.
December 5, 2023
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Pipe Crawling Robot Helps Paducah Prepare for Demolition
Identifying which sections of piping to be removed from the C-333 Process Building at EM’s Paducah Site can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
December 5, 2023
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Dual Treatments Enhance Groundwater Remediation at Idaho Site
A groundwater treatment well that EM installed two years ago at the Idaho National Laboratory Site is working in parallel with a pump-and-treat system to yield great dividends for the water quality of the underlying Snake River Plain Aquifer.
December 5, 2023
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Team's Solution Ensures Integrity of Radioactive Material Containers at SRS
EM team members at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently came up with a creative way to ensure the integrity of storage containers holding radioactive material in long-term storage.
December 5, 2023
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Oak Ridge Hosts Pilot Safety Culture Program
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and cleanup contractor UCOR recently hosted a new safety culture assistance team that will visit DOE worksites to identify strengths and any gaps to excellence.
December 5, 2023
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EM Proposes End State for Residual Waste Type at Idaho Site
EM project managers at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site have released a draft document to the public proposing a final end state for residual granulated calcine waste, piping, tanks and equipment associated with historic spent nuclear fuel reprocessing.
December 5, 2023
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Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Celebrates Supply Chain Success
A Hanford Site contractor responsible for designing, building and commissioning the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) has recognized the collaborative efforts of three of its key suppliers with Supply Chain Excellence Awards.
December 5, 2023
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Research at Savannah River Site Illuminates Nighttime Wildlife Encounters
A recent study conducted at the Savannah River Site (SRS) by scientists and students from the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL) sheds light on the ability of drivers to observe animals and avoid dangerous wildlife-vehicle collisions at night safely.
December 5, 2023
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Portsmouth Conducts First Live-Fire Training at New Facility
Firefighters at EM’s Portsmouth Site recently conducted the first live-fire training in a newly constructed training facility.
December 5, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) mission is to address the nation’s Cold War environmental legacy resulting from decades of nuclear weapons production and government-sponsored nuclear energy research.  This legacy includes some of the world’s most dangerous radioactive sites with large amounts of radioactive wastes, spent nuclear fuel (SNF), excess plutonium and uranium, thousands of contaminated facilities, and contaminated soil and groundwater. 

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Cleanup Sites

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EM Clean Energy Land Reuse

EM supports the DOE initiative to increase energy production by identifying land available for potential development of Carbon Free Energy electricity generation through leases.

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