The Hanford Site recently hosted National Weather Service (NWS) Western Region Director Grant A. Cooper, who toured the site’s emergency operations center and meteorological station.
EM has released a web-based mapping tool called TRAC, or Tracking Restoration And Closure, that transforms data and other technical material about groundwater plumes at EM sites into relevant, easy-to-understand information.
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.
A National Cleanup Workshop panel comprised of federal and contractor leaders and community stakeholders from across the DOE complex shared insights into succession planning to help develop EM’s future workforce.
Hanford Site leadership participated in a National Cleanup Workshop panel discussion focused on current and future achievements at the site.
Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently won its sixth Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Innovation Award.
Following a record-breaking simulant run at EM’s Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) earlier this summer, engineers are inspecting reaction vessels and other equipment of the liquid waste treatment facility before initiating radiological operations.
A national laboratory at the Savannah River Site that supports advancements in the EM cleanup mission has been awarded $3 million to further fundamental research capable of enabling new pathways for hydrogen storage and production technologies.
Hanford Site contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently hosted an event for local veterans in partnership with the Columbia Basin Veterans Center to launch a new Veterans Advocacy for Learning, Opportunities and Resources.
For decades, the nuclear industry has used remotely operated drones to photograph building exteriors and take radiation measurements safely.