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News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM crews employed a unique solution to safely close a 70-year-old well at the Savannah River Site (SRS), saving about $900,000.


Bob Walker Honored as Employee of the Year

News Release: The Office of Legacy Management (LM) has honored IT Specialist Bob Walker as a co-winner of this year’s Philip C. Leahy Employee of the Year award for his long-tenured hard work and dedication as an integral part of LM’s cybersecurity program.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Olmsted Powerplant Replacement Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-205 on Nov. 10

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Biden- Harris Administration Launches First-Of-Its-Kind $50 Million Program to Help Nonprofits Make Critical Energy Upgrades

Release: DOE Pilot Program Will Help Make Nonprofit Buildings More Efficient, Saving Organizations Money to Reinvest in Mission-Driven Work


SRS Team’s ‘Extraordinary Work’ Leads to DOE Excellence Award

News Release: DOE recognized an EM team at the Savannah River Site (SRS) with its prestigious Project Management Excellence Award last week for successfully delivering a repository for radioactive grout eight months ahead of schedule and $32 million under budget, despite a lengthy work pause due to the pandemic.


Idaho Site Contractor Instrumental in Establishing Training Center

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - An EM contractor at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site recently carried out a plan to create a pipeline of skilled employees to help meet the needs of the cleanup program but also benefit private industries in the area.


PPPO Sites Conclude 2022 Public Tours With Extensive Public Interest

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - EM ’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO ) sites in Portsmouth, Ohio and Paducah, Kentucky recently wrapped up their 2022 public tour campaigns, which garnered high interest from the public.


Moab Project Celebrates Milestone: 13 Million Tons of Tailings Disposed

News Release: MOAB, Utah - EM ’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project recently accomplished an EM 2022 priority by successfully relocating another million tons of uranium mill tailings away from the Colorado River, bringing the cumulative total to 13 million tons permanently disposed.


News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM recently completed the first-ever demolition of a reactor in the central campus area at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL ).


News Release: Three years ago, the Department of Energy (DOE) repaired the riprap embankment along Chartiers Creek near the disposal site in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. In addition to the engineered repairs made to the riprap, several hundred trees were planted along the top of the bank to establish a riparian forest buffer. The idea was that the tree roots would help reinforce the floodplain and help reduce erosion of the soil when the creek flooded.


News Release: Suraj Venkat Pochampally is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In March 2019, Pochampally joined the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM ) Minority Serving Institutions Partnership...


DOE Announces Cost-Shared Award for First-Ever Domestic Production of HALEU for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Release: Demonstrations Led by American Centrifuge Operating, LLC Serve as Key Step in Securing Domestic High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium for Advanced Reactors to Increase Nuclear Energy Deployment



Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on Nov. 10 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



In Podcast, Employees Discuss How EM Opens Doors for Veterans

News Release: Veterans Day is a time of reflection for the many who fought to protect the country. A time to remember the forgotten veterans.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $30 million in financial assistance grants to Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) in South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington. These grants, distributed by DOE’s Office of Environmental Management ’s (EM) Minority Serving Institutions...