Safety News

Two men stand inside a facility building and look at a large white machine
Greg Sosson, associate principal deputy assistant secretary for field operations of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM), recently visited the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) to observe nuclear cleanup efforts and meet with federal and contractor employees.
Large construction vehicles work to demolish a building
Crews with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) recently removed a large steel bridge crane from the Chemical Process Cell Crane Room as part of the ongoing demolition of the Main Plant Process Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP).
People at work behind computer screens.
Crews with U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) designed a unique and challenging scenario to test the effectiveness of emergency response during the Hanford Site’s recent Annual Field Exercise.
A firefighter in full gear demonstrates a fire with a metal object sitting on top of a large wooden box
More than 125 fire chiefs and other fire protection professionals from across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex attended the DOE/Energy Facility Contractors Group Fire Protection Workshop last week, helping mark the largest attendance for the annual event in recent years.