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Nicole Nelson-Jean with students from HBCUs
In this episode, we highlight the contractor who will help lead cleanup for the next decade. We also announce new funding to a program that helps EM partner with HBCU’s to add top talent to its workforce. Watch to learn more...
During an EM cleanup project, crews drained and deactivated 8,500 feet of piping of the East Column Exchange (COLEX) equipment at the Alpha-4 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex. These efforts retrieved 2.3 tons of mercury and prevented a potential release into the environment.
EM has prepared the East Column Exchange (COLEX) equipment at Oak Ridge for demolition following deactivation work that involved retrieving mercury from the deteriorating structures to prevent a potential environmental release.
Participants in a panel session at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia discuss how environmental cleanup is reshaping the Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Federal and contractor leaders from Oak Ridge gathered with their community partners to highlight recent cleanup successes and discuss the future of the site in a series of panels at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia last week.