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Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management 2016 Year in Review

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Bechtel National Inc. (BNI) have modified the contract and baseline for the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) project to support the Department’s approach to begin treating Hanford’s tank waste as soon as practicable.

WEST VALLEY, N.Y. – EM has completed the safe relocation and disposal of three oversized containers that once held equipment used to solidify radioactive waste at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) in New York.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – EM today announced that Sue Cange has been named its Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – EM is making available support materials from the 2016 National Cleanup Workshop. The materials include speaker presentations, photos from the workshop and an attendee list.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – EM's next quarterly public forum to discuss upcoming business opportunities in the legacy nuclear cleanup program is set for Thurs., Oct. 13 during the Energy, Technology and Environmental Business Association's (ETEBA's) annual Business Opportunities Conference in Knoxville, Tenn.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – EM’s Idaho Site program and contractor Fluor Idaho have completed a significant cleanup accomplishment that further protects the underlying Snake River Plain Aquifer, the primary drinking and irrigation water source for more than 300,000 Idahoans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – DOE Chief of Staff Kevin Knobloch is set to provide a keynote address at the 2016 National Cleanup Workshop, scheduled to be held Sept.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – EM launched a new video series on its Facebook and YouTube sites today taking viewers inside the activities of individual workers as they share their accomplishments and perspectives.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Deputy Under Secretary of Energy for Management and Performance David Klaus is set to provide a keynote address at the 2016 National Cleanup Workshop, scheduled to be held Sept. 14-15 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, Va.