EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White praised recent progress in EM’s cleanup work and laid out a roadmap of future success as he kicked off the first full day of the annual National Cleanup Workshop in Arlington, Virginia on Sept. 22.
A panel of leaders from EM and several of its contractors provided updates at the National Cleanup Workshop on key progress and discussed the next phase of the cleanup mission.
Historic accomplishments, innovative technologies and additional treatment capabilities have ushered in a new era of cleanup progress that wouldn’t have happened without EM’s champions in Congress, EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White said last week.
Eight managers leading cleanup at EM sites across the DOE complex highlighted successes and shared challenges over the past year during a roundtable discussion at the National Cleanup Workshop.
EM partners near the Hanford, Los Alamos, Portsmouth and Oak Ridge sites highlighted reuse opportunities in the cleanup program during a panel session at the National Cleanup Workshop.
The health and safety of Portsmouth Site employees is the first priority. When something doesn’t seem right, team members know to act.
Nicole Nelson-Jean, EM associate principal deputy assistant secretary for field operations, toured cleanup operations at the Portsmouth and Paducah sites and visited the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO).
Purchasing environmentally friendly products is a longtime goal of EM’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project, and the site has been recognized for it for a third year in a row.
EM’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) recently awarded the Portsmouth Site decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) contractor about $16.6 million.
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a non-competitive grant to Scioto Valley—Piketon Area Council of Governments (SVPA-COG).