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DOE Awards Order for Information Technology Support Services
DOE awarded an order under the DOE Chief Information Officer Business Operations Support Blanket Purchasing Agreement with Accenture Federal Services LLC.
August 21, 2024
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Hanford Stabilizes Last Reactor Fuel Storage Basin
Workers at the Hanford Site recently finished filling the last large concrete basin at the K Reactor Area with cement-like grout. The basin stored reactor fuel rods from the plutonium production mission.
August 20, 2024
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Sustainable Groundwater Cleanup Reaches Milestone at Savannah River Site
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) team members injected more than 100 million gallons of artesian well water to clean up shallow groundwater underneath a 33-acre former coal storage yard and associated runoff basin at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
August 20, 2024
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EM Selects Meyer as Director of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) has named Carrie Meyer as its director of communications and stakeholder engagement.
August 20, 2024
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Viewing Platform Overlooking Historic K-25 Footprint Takes Shape at Oak Ridge
When crews with Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and cleanup contractor UCOR finished demolishing the mile-long K-25 Building more than a decade ago, they left behind a massive 44-acre footprint that’s now part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park.
August 20, 2024
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DOE Awards Idaho Site Team Member Outstanding Safety Culture Award
An employee of the Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) contractor at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site, recently received recognition for her efforts to enhance safety last year.
August 20, 2024
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Linking Textbooks to Real-World Scenarios: Reflections From PPPO Interns
Watch interns in action through the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO), and listen as they share perspectives on their experiences at EM’s Portsmouth, Paducah, and Lexington sites this summer as PPPO prepared them for the next generation workforce
August 20, 2024
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SRS Conducts Workshop in Recognition of National Black Business Month
A U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) held a special small business workshop for local black-owned businesses around SRS.
August 20, 2024
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Partnership Highlights Transparency, Trust Through National Cleanup Dialogue
Officials from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state environmental agencies recently held the annual National Cleanup Dialogue to focus on shared responsibilities, challenges and opportunities in EM’s cleanup across the country.
August 20, 2024
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Savannah River Site Hosts Educators at Environmental Justice Workshop
Over 40 educators, community leaders and student interns recently visited the University of South Carolina Aiken (USC Aiken) for the Teaching Radiation, Energy and Technology (TREAT) Workshop held annually by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Operations Office for nearly 30 years.
August 20, 2024
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Collaboration is Key to Hanford Cleanup
A One Hanford contractor partnership has developed a new process to ensure radioactive and chemical tank waste is ready for pretreatment quickly and efficiently at the Hanford Site.
August 20, 2024
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DOE Issues Final Request for Proposal for Paducah Infrastructure Support Services Contract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued the final request for proposal for the Paducah Infrastructure Support Services procurement.
August 13, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) mission is to address the nation’s Cold War environmental legacy resulting from decades of nuclear weapons production and government-sponsored nuclear energy research. This legacy includes some of the world’s most dangerous radioactive sites with large amounts of radioactive wastes, spent nuclear fuel (SNF), excess plutonium and uranium, thousands of contaminated facilities, and contaminated soil and groundwater.
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Cleanup Sites
EM has been charged with the responsibility of cleaning up 107 sites across the country whose area is equal to the combined area of Rhode Island and Delaware.
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EM Clean Energy Land Reuse
EM supports the DOE initiative to increase energy production by identifying land available for potential development of Carbon Free Energy electricity generation through leases.
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