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A Story in Photos: Avery Visits Accord Pueblos, Santa Fe Indian School
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jeff Avery recently visited with the Accord Pueblos comprised of Pueblo de Cochiti, Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Pueblo of Jemez and Santa Clara Pueblo.
May 28, 2024
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White Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Senior Advisor William “Ike” White joined National Nuclear Security Administration and NNSA Office of Naval Reactors leaders on Capitol Hill on May 22 to testify before the Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Committee on Armed Services on their missions and commitments supporting DOE’s fiscal year 2025 budget request.
May 28, 2024
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Hanford Tank Waste Ready for Vitrification
Laboratory testing at the Hanford Site confirms that over 200,000 gallons of treated radioactive waste is ready to be vitrified, or immobilized in glass.
May 28, 2024
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EM Leaders Address Cleanup Issues With Alliance for Nuclear Accountability
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management leaders met last week with representatives from the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, a national network of 34 organizations from communities across the nuclear weapons complex, to address cleanup issues.
May 28, 2024
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Savannah River Site Receives Regulatory Concurrence on Waste Tank Milestone
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management received concurrence from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on May 23 that the Savannah River Site has successfully removed waste from Tank 10 and may now proceed to the next step in the closure process for that tank.
May 28, 2024
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Recent Signings Usher in Final Cleanup Phase at Oak Ridge’s ETTP
With crews set to finish remediating soil at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) this year, the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) is shifting focus to groundwater — the final phase of cleanup there.
May 28, 2024
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SRS Contractor’s Grants to Teachers Top $975,000 Since 2009
A U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) continues to recognize innovative teaching methods by contributing thousands of dollars through the Innovative Teaching Mini Grants Program each year.
May 28, 2024
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West Valley Clears One Large Component After Another From Main Plant
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews safely removed and packaged for disposal another massive component from the Main Plant Process Building recently as part of the facility’s ongoing demolition at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP).
May 28, 2024
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EM Collaborates With Federal Roundtable on Technologies to Boost Cleanup
Jean P. Pabón, pictured, program manager with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Office of Technology Operations, focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning as part of the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable last week.
May 28, 2024
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STEM Event Helps Forge Pathways for Students to Join Hanford Workforce
More than 50 high school students recently visited the Hanford Site’s Volpentest HAMMER Federal Training Center to learn about STEM career opportunities at the Hanford Site.
May 28, 2024
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EM Team Members Honored as MVPs for Achieving Cost Savings for DOE
Two members of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management team have been recognized for outstanding performance providing cost savings and added value to DOE last year.
May 28, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) mission is to address the nation’s Cold War environmental legacy resulting from decades of nuclear weapons production and government-sponsored nuclear energy research. This legacy includes some of the world’s most dangerous radioactive sites with large amounts of radioactive wastes, spent nuclear fuel (SNF), excess plutonium and uranium, thousands of contaminated facilities, and contaminated soil and groundwater.
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Cleanup Sites
EM has been charged with the responsibility of cleaning up 107 sites across the country whose area is equal to the combined area of Rhode Island and Delaware.
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EM Clean Energy Land Reuse
EM supports the DOE initiative to increase energy production by identifying land available for potential development of Carbon Free Energy electricity generation through leases.
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