U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office team members highlighted the importance of characterizing legacy waste safely and efficiently, and disposing of that waste off Los Alamos National Laboratory property, during the recent Environmental Management Cleanup Forum. September 30, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management is nearing completion of a campaign in Idaho that involves reconditioning previously containerized transuranic waste to allow its safe shipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico for permanent disposal. September 30, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management announced it awarded a noncompetitive financial assistance agreement, Transportation of Transuranic Wastes to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Emergency Preparedness, to the Southern States Energy Board, in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.
Representatives from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant recently toured the acclaimed Apprenticeship School at the Savannah River Site as they look to launch a similar program to help fill critical positions. June 24, 2025.
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.
Just over 400 legacy transuranic waste containers remain at the Savannah River Site after workers there have sent more than 35,000 of them to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico for disposal since the underground repository opened in 1999.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Carlsbad Field Office and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant recently held the second annual Southeastern New Mexico Regional Science Bowl.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management has achieved a major milestone by completing commissioning of the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System facility.
EM highlights the contributions of five engineers we’ve interviewed across the cleanup complex for National Engineers Week.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management successfully completed the majority of its 2024 priorities, advancing critical cleanup work with the support of state, tribal and local partners.