EM-Los Alamos

The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) is dedicated to the cleanup of legacy contamination of radioactive and chemical materials and waste resulting from operations during the Manhattan Project and Cold War eras at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico. EM-LA’s cleanup scope includes legacy waste remediation and disposition, soil and groundwater remediation, and deactivation and decommissioning of excess buildings and facilities.

EM-LA Photo Gallery

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A large group photo, the front row holds up a white banner
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Los Alamos Field Office team members are pictured in front of the 158th and final corrugated metal pipe before it is segmented.
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An open valley with blue skies and fluffy white clouds and two large trucks carrying materials
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The last shipment of soil and debris from the completed cleanup at the Middle DP Road Site leaves for an off-site, licensed disposal facility.
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A small work vehicle places containers into a large crate, two employees stand by watching
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Workers place a container of legacy waste in the Universal Drum Assay and Segregation System at Technical Area 54 at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where the system is being demonstrated to more accurately analyze the radioactive contents in drums, especially transuranic waste content.
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A stair-step shaped structure made from stones outside beside a small body of water and grass
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The low-head weir pictured is one of many stormwater controls that help prevent contaminated sediment from being transported downstream. Other types of controls include berms, detention basins and grade-control structures. All are included in an annual maintenance and inspection program.
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A group of employees in yellow and white hazmat suits using a glovebox machine
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Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos waste processing operators repackage materials from a legacy waste container to a new lined drum in a mock-up glovebag exercise with nonradioactive materials. Glovebags are flexible plastic containers that allow operators to use the inner gloves attached to the containers to safely handle transuranic waste inside the containers.
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Workers in yellow hazmat suits use a pulley to lift up a machine
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A corrugated metal pipe section is lifted with a gantry crane for placement into a standard waste box. Once loaded, the standard waste box is transferred to another room where it is decontaminated before it is moved outside of the PermaCon for interim storage, waste certification and shipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
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EM-LA crew members prepare the first corrugated metal pipe (CMP) transuranic waste stream shipment for permanent disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
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Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos waste operations crew members prepare the first corrugated metal pipe (CMP) transuranic waste stream shipment for permanent disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Each TRUPACT, which is a special container, holds one standard waste box with one CMP section.
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A group of people in reflective vests talking in a circle outside.
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Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos LLC President and General Manager Brad Smith, front left, speaks to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board tour participants in front of Dome 232 at Technical Area 54, Area G.
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A large group photo, the front row holds up a white banner
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Los Alamos Field Office team members are pictured in front of the 158th and final corrugated metal pipe before it is segmented.

Los Alamos Field Office team members are pictured in front of the 158th and final corrugated metal pipe before it is segmented.

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Site Manager

Stanley Pyram, Acting Manager

Stan Pyram DOE-SR Chief Engineer
Stanley Pyram, Acting Manager

 

Stanley Pyram became the acting EM-LA manager in April 2026. He has more than 20 years of experience providing leadership and direction to federal and contractor staff responsible for the design, construction, oversight, and operation of facilities within the Department of the Army, DOE's Office of Environmental Management, and the National Nuclear Security Administration.

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High-Level Budget Information

FY25 Request (in the millions)FY25 Enacted (in the millions)FY26 Request (in the millions)FY26 Enacted (in the millions)FY27 Request (in the millions)
$281 $304 $281 $281$296

For more information on the Office of Environmental Management's budget process and performance check out the Budget & Performance page.

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