DOE Recognizes EM With Secretarial Honor and Presidential Rank Awards

EM employees were part of the Laboratory Operations Board General Purpose Infrastructure Crosscut Committee, which was honored in September with the Secretary of Energy's Achievement Award for its contributions to the Department and nation. The committee transformed the Department's assessment, planning and strategic approach to DOE infrastructure. (Ken Shipp/DOE Photo)

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Technical Assessment Team (TAT) and Accident Investigation Board (AIB) received the Secretary of Energy's Achievement Award. The team and board were recognized for exemplary collaboration across DOE sites and laboratories to determine the causes and processes that resulted in the radiological release at WIPP in 2014. The TAT and AIB contributed significantly to the Department's broader response to the release, established key lessons learned for all DOE nuclear facilities, and provided the information necessary to determine how to safely reopen and operate WIPP for generations to come. (Ken Shipp/DOE Photo)  

The WTP Strategic Realignment Team received the Secretary of Energy's Achievement Award for its contributions to the tank waste mission at EM's Office of River Protection. The team's innovative approach to that mission contributed significantly to the Department's restructuring of the project for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, which will enable the Department to begin treating tank waste at Hanford as soon as practicable. (Ken Shipp/DOE Photo)

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, left, honored Savannah River Operations Office Manager Jack Craig with the Presidential Rank of Distinguished Executive Award for Craig's sustained extraordinary accomplishments as director of the Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center. The programs under his leadership have been successful in achieving dramatic results for the Department by saving over $10 billion and accelerating cleanup activities by over 20 years, while eliminating substantial risk to the environment and the public. Read more about his award here. (Ken Shipp/DOE Photo)