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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Nevada Program is preparing to receive a new real-time radiography (RTR) drive-through portal that will expand the radioactive waste verification capabilities at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).
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Local high school students partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management's Portsmouth Site and Ohio University Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service to develop and publish this year’s Student Summary of the Annual Site Environmental Report, commonly referred to as the Student ASER.
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Planning ahead to bridge an expected experience gap as many members of the workforce reach retirement age, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) contractor UCOR began expanding its internship program in recent years.
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More than 125 fire chiefs and other fire protection professionals from across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex attended the DOE/Energy Facility Contractors Group Fire Protection Workshop last week, helping mark the largest attendance for the annual event in recent years.
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The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) recently awarded $9.8 million, or about 98% of the available fee, to Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth, the prime contractor for the Portsmouth Site’s decontamination and decommissioning project in Ohio, for its performance during the evaluation period of the first four months of fiscal year 2024.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has achieved a significant milestone by completing construction of the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS) facility — a new, state-of-the-art, large-scale ventilation system at its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
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The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor Isotek achieved a 2024 priority for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) while also crossing another major milestone in the highest priority cleanup project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).