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Midland Valley High School senior Christian Carrillo receives advice from Medal of Honor Recipient Sergeant Ryan Pitts, (U.S. Army, Airborne), at this year’s Our Community Salutes event honoring area students who have recently enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces.

May 30, 2023

Gala Celebration Honors Military Enlistees from Area Schools

The third annual enlistee recognition gala was recently held to honor area high school students who are graduating from academia to the military, choosing to serve and protect our country.

Washington State University students test their tank-waste crust sampling devices at the Hanford Site’s Cold Test Facility as part of their senior projects.

May 30, 2023

Hanford Employees Engage Future Workforce in Cleanup Mission

Several new partnerships will help provide the workforce necessary for the future of the Hanford Site’s cleanup mission.

During a tour of the Savannah River Site for Claflin University students, Les Patten, at center, with EM liquid waste contractor Savannah River Mission Completion, describes a special vehicle used to safely transfer large stainless-steel canisters filled with vitrified, high-activity waste from the Defense Waste Processing Facility to a nearby structure for long-term storage.

May 23, 2023

Claflin University Students Find Potential Careers at Savannah River Site

Students from Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, recently toured EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS) to learn about the array of occupations and operations across the 310-square-mile environmental reservation.

An operator uses an excavator with a hydraulic hammer to dismantle the Chemical Process Cell, as part of the deconstruction of the Main Plant Process Building at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project.

May 23, 2023

West Valley Workers Dismantle Former Fuel Reprocessing Cell

EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project continue to dismantle a cell of the Main Plant Process Building, one of the site's last remaining major facilities whose successful demolition will further reduce environmental risks.

Twenty students from three western Kentucky and southern Illinois high schools learned problem solving skills that helped them propose solutions to one part of the world’s plastics waste problem during the “Hack the Plastics” event.

May 23, 2023

Paducah Contractor Challenges Students to ‘Hack’ Plastics Waste Problem

Students from three regional high schools recently teamed up for Hack the Plastics, an event created by EM’s Paducah Site cleanup contractor to “hack,” or propose solutions, to help solve a part of the global plastics waste problem.

Members of DOE’s Catastrophic Incident Response Team receive instruction from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory drone team during recent training on the Hanford Site.

May 23, 2023

Hanford Trains DOE Team on Assessing Damage to Energy Infrastructure

Members of DOE’s Catastrophic Incident Response Team receive instruction from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory drone team during recent training on the Hanford Site.

While preparing for a recent podcast episode that brought attention to EM’s hiring efforts and associated challenges, Michael Butler, host of the “Gone Fission Nuclear Report Podcast,” came across a recent college graduate who joined EM’s Office of External Affairs team last year.

May 23, 2023

My Path to DOE's Office of Environmental Management: Recent Graduate Shares Her Story With Podcast Host

While preparing for a recent podcast episode that brought attention to EM’s hiring efforts and associated challenges, Michael Butler, host of the “Gone Fission Nuclear Report Podcast,” came across a recent college graduate who joined EM.

Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Shift Operations Supervisor Gent Ferati, left, gives EM Office of River Protection and Richland Operations Office Manager Brian Vance, fourth from right, an update on the status of an autosampling system at the plant.

May 23, 2023

Test Runs Improve Hanford Waste Treatment Plant System Reliability

A team at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site recently tested the plant’s autosampling system, capping off an effort to address technical challenges affecting system reliability.

This year’s Savannah River Site Safety Expo hosted nearly 60 booths, providing fun learning experiences encouraging employees to get involved and think more deeply about the site’s safety culture.

May 23, 2023

Savannah River Site Safety Expo Reinforces Safety Culture

The Savannah River Site (SRS) recently hosted its annual safety expo, featuring nearly 60 informational booths designed to educate and engage employees on a variety of topics that underpin the site’s safety culture, legacy and performance.

Students at Knoxville Jewish Day School participate in a project titled “We Soar When We Explore.” Here, they are simulating craters on the moon's surface. The school is among the beneficiaries of grants from Oak Ridge cleanup contractor UCOR.

May 23, 2023

Oak Ridge Contractor’s Grants Benefit 29 Regional Schools This Year

Oak Ridge’s cleanup contractor is awarding $40,000 in grants for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects that benefit 29 schools across a nine-county region.

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