An aging EM-managed system designed to treat liquid and gaseous waste streams from EM operations and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) research and operating facilities is undergoing extensive upgrades designed to extend its life.
Collaboration between EM and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International has yielded five new standards and testing practices for fixatives — the latest being approved earlier this summer.
EM has doubled the number of work shifts for employees in glovebox operations at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to advance DOE’s mission of removing plutonium from South Carolina.
EM crews were recently at work upgrading the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory when they encountered an unexpected challenge: they couldn’t obtain critical vendor services and parts needed for the project.
The COVID-19 pandemic fast-forwarded the adoption and adaptation of the digital workplace and like at many EM sites, numerous work groups at the Hanford Site have mastered that shift.
Once home to a massive power plant and oil tanks, the former Powerhouse Area at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) is now a clean, grassy field primed for future recreational use.
EM’s Richland Operations Office and contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company have safely packaged and shipped the first engineered container of highly contaminated filter media from the K West Reactor spent fuel storage basin to T Plant.
A new chapter of cleanup is underway at the Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a massive endeavor requiring EM to maintain its existing workforce while preparing new skilled workers for the challenges ahead.
A new vehicle monitoring system on the Hanford Site has increased efficiency and promotes driver safety by equipping hundreds of vehicles with a GPS device.
EM and its cleanup contractor at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory Site have implemented an innovative safety program to help workers evaluate workplace risks.