The West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) continues to prepare for the future teardown of the Main Plant Process Building. Beginning demolition of the facility this year is among EM's ambitious 2021 priorities.
The EM Nevada Program recently reached a major milestone when its environmental program services contractor reached 3.5 million hours without a lost workday due to a safety incident.
With hopes for rain during monsoon season amid exceptional drought conditions, the EM Los Alamos Field Office and cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos recently activated samplers at 183 monitoring sites that collect surface water.
Workers at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant recently reached a key milestone six weeks early by completing the foundation for a building critical to the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System, which will be the largest containment fan system.
Employees of Mid-America Conversion Services (MCS), the maintenance and operations contractor for EM’s Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Project, recently surpassed 1 million working hours without a recordable injury or lost-time accident.
EM has installed an improved fire suppression system on a one-of-a-kind Savannah River Site (SRS) vehicle that moves high-level waste canisters.
An association recently recognized several EM contractors across the DOE complex with a variety of awards for safety, health, innovation, and outreach.
EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company has awarded two construction subcontracts worth about $9.5 million to Richland-based DGR Grant Construction Inc. to progress critical risk-reduction work along the Columbia River.
Following a grueling training and instruction regimen, the Hanford Site graduated five new members of an elite law enforcement squad that protects the site from potential security threats.
EM’s Hanford Office of River Protection tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) has a multilayered, nationally recognized approach to keeping workers safe during the hot summer months.