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March 28, 2013
CWI engineers Jeff Jones, David Tolman, right, and Kirk Dooley (seated) developed a treatment to safely dissolve a bicarbonate crust and treat and remove the sodium in the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II at the Idaho site.
Idaho Site Obtains Patent for Nuclear Reactor Sodium Cleanup Treatment

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – An innovative idea for cleaning up sodium in a decommissioned nuclear reactor at EM’s Idaho site grew from a carpool discussion.

March 28, 2013
An aerial view of Hanford’s 300 Area North Section following completion of cleanup.
Richland Operations Office Completes Cleanup in Hanford’s 300 Area North Section

RICHLAND, Wash. – EM met a Tri-Party Agreement milestone by completing cleanup of the north portion of Hanford’s 300 Area.

March 28, 2013
Workers recently removed five large mercury-contaminated tanks from Y-12.
Oak Ridge Moves Forward in Mercury Cleanup

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Oak Ridge’s EM program is making significant progress to reduce environmental mercury releases from the Y-12 National Security Complex.

March 28, 2013
WIPP surface maintenance employees tail a new steel head rope over the hoist drum. The hoist is used to transport TRU waste 2,150 underground for final disposal.
WIPP Safety Is Paramount Top to Bottom, Literally

CARLSBAD, N.M. – As part of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s (WIPP) preventive maintenance program, four of six head ropes that suspend the waste conveyance were safely replaced recently.

February 27, 2013
Dr. Carolyn L. Huntoon
Former Assistant Secretary Reflects on Career High Point Leading EM: 'Well Worth the Effort'

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an occasional EM Update series, we feature interviews with former EM Assistant Secretaries to reflect on their achievements and challenges in the world’s largest nuclear cleanup and to discuss endeavors in life after EM.

February 27, 2013
James Hawkins
EM Employee Serves Military in Afghanistan, Manages $5.8 Billion Army Task Order

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – EM employee James Hawkins is currently serving the U.S. military in Afghanistan, where he is administering a $5.8 billion task order for the Army.

February 27, 2013
This graphic shows how the radiofrequency identification technology tracks and monitors packages in transport, in-transit stops and storage.
Waste Shipment Tracking Technology Lowers Costs, Increases Efficiency

WASHINGTON, D.C. – EM's Office of Packaging and Transportation (OPT) has developed award-winning technology that reduces costs and increases the efficiency of tracking and monitoring radioactive material shipments.

February 27, 2013
Mike Tidwell performs a leak check and inspection on propane tanks
Oak Ridge: Approaching 4 Million Safe Work Hours

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Workers at URS | CH2M Oak Ridge (UCOR), the prime contractor for EM’s Oak Ridge cleanup, are approaching a milestone of 4 million safe work hours without a lost time away incident.

February 27, 2013
Hnin Khaing focuses on her work at WIPP Laboratories near Carlsbad, New Mexico
DOE National Analytical Management Program Draws Global Interest

CARLSBAD, N.M. – The National Analytical Management Program (NAMP), which coordinates analytical services and capabilities throughout DOE, has garnered global interest.

January 30, 2013
Japanese Officials Draw on Expertise of National Laboratories for Fukushima Plant Cleanup

AIKEN, S.C. – Dave Herman, far right in the photo above, a researcher with Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) — EM's corporate laboratory — demonstrates a test rig for SRNL-developed rotary microfilter waste management technology.