Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Idaho Site’s Largest Building Progressing Toward Closure
EM recently moved a significant step toward closure of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site’s largest building, which could comfortably house a modern U.S. aircraft carrier.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
EM Engages With Stakeholders at Nuclear Legislative Working Group Meeting
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) recently hosted the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Nuclear Legislative Working Group (NLWG) meeting, offering a tour of the site and facilities for lawmakers to discuss nuclear related legislation and engage with DOE and EM officials.
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Thursday, July 6, 2023
EM Updates Cleanup 'By the Numbers'
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) has updated its popular “By the Numbers” feature, which illustrates progress at cleanup sites through quick and clear infographics.
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
EM Workers, Beekeeper Relocate Bees Creating Buzz at Idaho Site
Alert employees teamed up with a regional beekeeper to save thousands of honeybees that recently took up residence at an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site facility and protect members of the workforce from potential, painful stings. Employees with EM contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC) noticed a massive cluster of honeybees swarming on the southeast portion of the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP).
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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Two EM Representatives Win Key Department of Energy Awards
DOE recently honored two EM employees with major awards for their superior performance in 2022.
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
DOE’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Working Group Reconvenes in Idaho
A working group recently addressed policy and crosscutting issues impacting the handling, storage and disposition of DOE-managed spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in its first in-person meeting since late 2019.
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
EM Organizations Successfully Manage Stormwater Flow at Idaho Facility
EM recently moved a significant step toward closure of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site’s largest building, which could comfortably house a modern U.S. aircraft carrier.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Idaho Waste Treatment Facility Increases Production Fivefold
Since the launch of operations just over a month ago, the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) has increased sodium-bearing waste treatment fivefold, a crucial step in removing remaining liquid waste from nearby underground tanks at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and protecting the underlying Snake River Plain Aquifer.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Idaho Site Team Shares Sense of Achievement Over Treatment Facility Launch
Sixteen years after EM broke ground for the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU), the first-of-a-kind facility began treating radioactive liquid waste from underground tanks at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 11.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Northern Exposure: Idaho Site Hosts Canadians for Tour of Cleanup Sites
EM contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC) hosted a delegation from Canada’s cleanup program recently to share its environmental remediation and waste management successes and challenges at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
DOE Honors Two EM Sites for Increasing Use of Zero-Emissions Vehicles
Just in time for Earth Day, DOE named EM’s Portsmouth Site and Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) as Green Fleet Award recipients last week for their exceptional efforts in ordering the most light-duty zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) in fiscal 2023.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
DOE, Elected Officials Applaud Idaho Site Employees for Achieving Spent Nuclear Fuel Milestone
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) leaders on Tuesday joined tribal, state and local officials, contractors and a dedicated workforce here to mark a recent milestone with the state of Idaho nearly 25 years in the making.
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Idaho Site Safely Completes Fuel Transfer, Meeting EM’s Commitment to State
Checking off an EM 2023 priority, crews retrieved the last spent nuclear fuel from a water-filled basin and safely transferred possession of the fuel elements to a complex at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site last week, completing the project more than nine months ahead of a milestone under an agreement with the state of Idaho.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Idaho Site Crews to Remove Legacy Naval Nuclear Prototypes, Buildings
EM is moving forward with plans to demolish two defueled naval reactor prototypes and associated buildings at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Managers of EM Waste Treatment Facilities Focus on Mission Success
Federal and contractor leadership highlighted progress in EM’s liquid waste treatment mission and lessons learned in their work during back-to-back panels at the 2023 Waste Management Symposia.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Local Small Businesses Assist Idaho Site With Supply Chain Challenges
Despite nationwide supply chain challenges brought on by the coronavirus, an EM contractor at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory Site has found success in relying on local and regional small businesses for goods and services.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Idaho Treatment Facility Resumes Heat-Up Following Maintenance
Heat-up of a liquid waste treatment facility has resumed this month in anticipation of beginning radiological operations at the facility at DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory Site.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Eight EM Teams Win Secretary of Energy Achievement Awards
DOE recently bestowed eight EM teams with the Secretary of Energy Achievement Award, recognizing projects at the Idaho, Savannah River and Hanford sites as well as a group of employees who revamped and expanded EM’s Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (EM MSIPP).
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
New Building to Store Material From Idaho Site Waste Treatment Campaign
As crews ready a liquid waste treatment facility at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory Site for sodium-bearing waste processing, EM is preparing to construct a new building to provide additional capacity for the safe storage of treated waste material.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Convoy Carrying Transuranic Waste Departs Idaho After Cold Snap Delay
Multiple winter storms gripping the Rocky Mountains created a perfect storm of sorts at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site recently as several trucks and tractor-trailers used for waste shipments were idled for days until conditions were safe to transport transuranic (TRU) waste.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Leak in Idaho Site Treatment Facility Cell Results in Startup Delay
Ten days after beginning a heat-up process to prepare for radiological operations at the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU), operators noticed a small leak of non-radioactive, non-hazardous solids in a cell, resulting in the facility’s shutdown late last month.
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