EM News Archive

A group of people in white safety hats and yellow safety vests pose for a group picture in an underground storage facility
In a recent visit to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk and DOE Office of Environmental Management Senior Advisor Candice Robertson took a tour that went 2,000 feet into Earth where transuranic waste is being emplaced in mined salt beds.
A group of individuals pose for a group picture, some people stand while others sit
A Hanford Site contractor is investing in employee growth with a program to develop leadership and communication skills, create mentorship opportunities and encourage leadership interactions.
Upclose view of an electric vehicle charger plugged into a car
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s Portsmouth Paducah Project Office recently installed Pike County’s first publicly available electric vehicle charging stations using DOE grant funding received as part of the Green Fleet Award.
A group of DOE leaders sit at a table in the front of a room, a woman stands at a podium beside the table, they all smile at each other and the audience
More than 70 community leaders from Paducah, Kentucky, met with leadership with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management to discuss federal priorities and continued collaboration on future cleanup and land transfer during the annual Paducah Chamber of Commerce Fly-In.
An aerial view of a factory building with two workers in hazmat suits performing work in the middle, the room is covered in yellow tarps
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management crews have resumed waste processing operations at a radioactive liquid waste treatment facility at the Idaho National Laboratory Site following the completion of two maintenance campaigns.
A man in a green hazmat suit holds his finger out and gets his heart rate measure by another man using a finger heart rate monitor clamp
The U.S. Department of Energy and an association that helps worksites advance safety and health goals recently presented 21 awards to contractors across the cleanup complex for achievements in safety, health, innovation and outreach.