DOE Environmental Management Newsletter Archive
June 30, 2011 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Recovery Act Workers Add Time Capsule Before Sealing Reactor for Hundreds of Years
AIKEN, S.C. – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act workers at the Savannah River Site (SRS) placed a time capsule with a cache of timely news items inside a former nuclear reactor this week before sealing the 300,000-square foot facility shut for hundreds years to allow radioactivity to naturally decay.
February 09, 2011 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Recovery Act Shapes Environmental Improvements at Hanford Tank Farms
In this February issue, EM Recovery News highlights environmental improvements brought by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) $6 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Program. Recent program-wide data show substantial progress in the Recovery Act environmental cleanup at the 17 DOE EM sites in 12 states.
December 14, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Recovery News - December 2010 - Issue 19
In this December issue, EM Recovery News delivers a comprehensive report on continuing and future projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The DOE Office of Environmental Management received $6 billion for environmental cleanup around the DOE complex. The Recovery Act investment is reducing the footprint of the Manhattan Project and the Cold War while creating and retaining jobs and spurring economic activity. Throughout this issue, EM Recovery News highlights milestones Recovery Act workers will reach by September 2011.
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November 11, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Recovery News - November 2010 - Issue 18
In this November issue of Recovery News, we focus on Environmental Management’s third Information Exchange that occurred in early October in Washington, D.C. With a theme of “Celebrate Finishing Strong,” the two-day conference brought together DOE Office of Environmental Management American Recovery and Reinvestment Act team members from across the nation as they prepare for the final year of work on projects funded by nearly $6 billion from the Recovery Act.
October 08, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Update Newsletter - October 7, 2010
In this issue:
- Bubbler Equipment to Speed Waste Processing at SRS
- EM Major Procurements
September 27, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Update Newsletter - September 23, 2010
In This Issue
- Triay Shares Vision of Excellence
- WTP Quality Control System Takes Shape
- ISM Champions Workshop Draws Crowd
- EM Major Procurements
September 21, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Conference Inspires Strong Finish for Recovery Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The homestretch of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) projects is here, and the ARRA Information Exchange III will help you finish successfully. Register at www.srs.gov/recovery/informationexchange.
September 03, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Recovery News - September 2010 - Issue 16
This 16th issue of Recovery News focuses on the Office of Environmental Management American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Program’s benefits to stakeholders such as community groups, as well as Tribal Nations and regulators. We highlight Savannah River Site’s (SRS) work with community groups such as the Citizens Advisory Board, which provides advice to SRS on its cleanup. In another article, we provide a perspective on the Recovery Act’s impact in West Valley, N.Y.
August 30, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Update Newsletter - August 26, 2010
In This Issue:
- EM Eyes Transformational Treatment Technologies
- EM Professional Development Corps
- In Brief
- EM Major Procurements
August 30, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Savannah River Site Resumes Transuranic Waste Shipments
AIKEN, S.C. – The Savannah River Site (SRS) has resumed shipments of transuranic waste this month with an increasingly aggressive schedule made possible by American Recovery and Reinvestment funds.
August 16, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Update Newsletter - August 12, 2010
In This Issue
- EM Hits Home Run with ECA's Latest Scorecard
- Hanford Clears Key Waste Retrieval Milestone
- In Brief
- EM Major Procurements
August 13, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Recovery Act Payments Jump To Nearly $2.5 Billion
Financial Highlights
- Nearly $2.5 BILLION in Recovery Act payments are creating jobs and accelerating cleanup
- 99% of EM Recovery Act funds have been obligated to date
August 05, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Recovery News - August 2010 - Issue 15
In this 15th issue of Recovery News, we focus on the benefits and support the Office of Environmental Management’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Program brings to DOE Offices outside EM. In more ways than one, the EM Recovery Act Program’s successful work is helping these DOE Offices – such as the Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Energy, and the National Nuclear Science Administration – further their missions.
July 12, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Update Newsletter - July 8, 2010
In This Issue
- Triay Targets Workforce Transition
- EM to Launch Contract Performance Web Page
- In Brief
- EM Major Procurements
- WIPP Salt Removal
July 02, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Recovery News - Issue 14
In this issue:
- Technology-Savvy Robotic Arm to Help in Decontamination Project
- Recovery Act Helps Maintain a Safe Environment for Workers
- Out-of-the-Box Solutions Arise for In-House Disposal
- Specialized Equipment Probes Cold War Waste Site at Hanford
- Half-century Old Reactor Gets “Wired” for Technology
June 14, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Update Newsletter - June 10, 2010
In This Issue
- ETTP Cleanup Procurement
- DUF6 Readiness
- In Brief
- EM Major Procurements
- SES Managers Earn MIT Leadership Certificates
June 11, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Recovery Act Payments Exceed $2 Billion
More than $2 BILLION in payments have been made from the $6 billion Recovery Act package, creating jobs and accelerating cleanup.
June 07, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
World’s Second-Largest Cooling Tower Demolished at Savannah River
Demolition of the K Cooling Tower at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina moves SRS closer to surpassing its goal of 40% footprint reduction with the $1.6 billion federal investment it received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Built in 1992, the tower was situated just east of K-Reactor and used to cool water in a reactor in support of national defense initiatives.
May 28, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Update Newsletter - May 27, 2010
In This Issue:
- Open Door Policy
- NM Water Pact
- In Brief
- SRS Destroys Cooling Tower
May 27, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Message from the EM Recovery Act Director Regarding EM Workforce Transition
One of the primary objectives of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) of 2009 was to put Americans back to work, create jobs. For the DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM), job creation was a fundamental ingredient while simultaneously making a significant down payment on the Nation’s energy and environmental future.
May 25, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
SRS Demolishes Massive Cooling Tower, Continues Progress on Environmental Footprint Reduction
(Aiken, S.C.) – The Savannah River Site’s (SRS) massive K Cooling Tower was safely demolished today as part of the Site-wide Footprint Reduction Initiative funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
May 06, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Message from Cynthia Anderson: EM’s Recovery Act
In the last year, the Office of Environmental Management has continued to meet the goals of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by creating and saving jobs, spurring economic activity and investing in long-term growth. While implementing these goals and spending Recovery Act funds, the program has fostered unprecedented levels of accountability and transparency.
April 30, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Recovery Act Spending Exceeds $1.7 BILLION
Over $1.7 BILLION spent on Recovery Act, creating jobs and accelerating cleanup. 95% of EM Recovery Act funds obligated to date. EM Recovery Act funding has employed over 20,000 workers on stimulus projects in 12 states. EM’s headcount (“lives touched”) represents prime contractor and subcontractor workers compensated with Recovery Act funding including full-time, part time, and temporary workers.
April 23, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Awards $9 million in Grants To HBCUs
EM Assistant Secretary Inés Triay joined Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) at an April 7 ceremony to honor nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in South Carolina and Georgia that are receiving DOE funding to support their academic and research programs in science and technology.
April 08, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Faces of the Recovery Act March 2010
To reflect on Women’s History Month,the Department of Energy would like to highlight some of the extraordinary women making history today with their work through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
March 16, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Recovery Act Spending by the Office of Environmental Management Tops $1.3 Billion
On March 1, the Office of Environmental Management crossed the $1.3 billion mark in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funds spent to create jobs and accelerate the cleanup of nuclear waste at sites around the country.
February 26, 2010 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Employee Group Focuses on Improving EM’s Workplace Culture
Finding ways to improve the work experience at a government agency is no easy task, but the 16 members of the Office of Environmental Management’s Working Group on the 2008 Federal Human Capital Survey (FHCS) were willing to tackle that challenge last year.
December 16, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Recovery & Reinvestment Act: Your Community, Your Work, Your Money
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) continues to advance the President’s goals of stabilizing the U.S. economy and creating or retaining jobs for Americans. Its progress can be measured in dollars spent and opportunities created. The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has spent $781,784,929 in ARRA funds to date, creating or saving 13,700 jobs.
December 02, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Recovery Act Funds Accelerating Cleanup at Idaho Site
Funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) is not only sustaining employment at the U.S.
Department of Energy’s Idaho Site – it is accelerating cleanup.
November 02, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
12,760 Recovery Act Funding Stimulates Jobs
JOB HIGHLIGHTS:
• EM has completed over 50% of its job creation and retention goals after only seven months of Recovery Act work
• EM expects to meet or exceed job projections for direct contractors and subcontractors
• EM Recovery Act funding has employed 12,760 workers on stimulus projects in 12 states
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
• Over $650M spent on Recovery Act, creating jobs and accelerating clean-up
• 97% of EM Recovery Act funds obligated to EM contracts
October 23, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
After a Bumpy Start, EM Program Builds a Record of Achievement
It may have been 20 years ago, but those EM veterans who were there in the early days as the office got off the ground still have vivid memories of a bumpy but exciting time, followed by a gathering sense of mission and momentum for the Program.
October 23, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
EM Recovery Act Contract Status
- 28 of 32 Contracts Definitized
- Recovery Act Dollars Obligated Directly To Small Business
- Percentage of Dollars Definitized
- ARRA Funds Obligated To Date
October 15, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Recovery Act Continues to Boost Jobs
JOB HIGHLIGHTS:
• Nearly 73,000 job applicants seeking employment opportunities
• More than 10,800 jobs saved and created in 12 states using stimulus funding
• More than 62 job fairs held by EM sites creating employment opportunities across the nation
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
• Over $667M spent on Recovery Act, creating jobs and accelerating cleanup
• 97% of EM Recovery Act funds obligated to EM contracts
October 14, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
ARRA Progress: Continuing to Invest in the Future
Since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was enacted, the program has continued to progress to meet the President’s goals to stabilize the U.S. economy and create or retain jobs for Americans. As the program closes on the 2009 fiscal year, its progress can be measured, literally, by job retention and sustainability.
October 02, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
End of Year Recovery Act Highlights
JOB HIGHLIGHTS:
• Nearly 69,000 job applicants seeking employment opportunities
• More than 9,700 jobs saved and created in 12 states using stimulus funding
• More than 50 job fairs held by EM sites creating employment opportunities across the nation
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
• Over $427M spent on Recovery Act, creating jobs and accelerating cleanup
• 94% of EM Recovery Act funds obligated to EM contracts
October 02, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
SLAC Commences Recovery Act Funded Remedial Action Work
September 30, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
End of Year Recovery Act Highlights
September 14, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Readiness Process Developed at Oak Ridge Now Serves as Model for DOE’s ARRA Program
Bechtel Jacobs Company, LLC (BJC), the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge Site contractor, has developed a new assessment program to verify that funded projects and activities are ready to safely and compliantly begin operating. Linda Rogers, BJC’s Assessments and Readiness Program Manager, and her team created the ‘Ready to Operate’ assessment program to meet new DOE requirements for all American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funded activities.
August 28, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Accountability in EM Recovery Act Project Management
DOE has a rigorous ongoing project review process in place to ensure that all of the Recovery Act projects are managed in accordance with DOE orders.
August 19, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
ORISE to Perform Independent Verification for Recovery Act Activities
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) provides third party quality validation, or independent verification, of radiological survey procedures and practices for property to be released from DOE. Independent verification must be performed for any real property that will be released to non-EM organizations within DOE, other Federal, state, or local government agencies, or private parties, as required by the Office of Environmental Management Plan for the Approval and Independent Verification of Authorized Limits (dated May 2008).
August 18, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Recovery Act Funds Put to Work at Oak Ridge
The Oak Ridge Office received $755 million in Recovery Act funds for environmental cleanup projects at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Y-12 National Security Complex, the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), and for cleanup operations at the Transuranic Waste Processing Center. The Recovery Act funding accelerates the start of critically needed cleanup work at ORNL and Y-12 by up to three years and over 500 jobs have already been created or saved.
August 14, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Historic Accord on Hanford Cleanup
As part of his visit to the Hanford Site, Energy Secretary Steven Chu joined top officials from Washington State, Oregon and the U.S. Department of Justice to announce a proposed legal settlement that will impose a new, enforceable and achievable schedule for tank waste cleanup at Hanford.
August 11, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Opportunities for Jobs Continue to Grow
More than 49,000 job applicants are seeking employment opportunities. More than 26 job fairs held across the nation by EM sites to make available employment opportunities. As of today, more than 4,700 jobs saved and created in 12 states through use of stimulus funding.
August 07, 2009 - Environmental Management Recovery Act
Environmental Management Recovery Act Keeping You in the Know
A Recovery Act Information Exchange Meeting was held in Washington, DC on August 4 and 5 to support successful Recovery Act implementation at DOE. Sponsored by the DOE Richland Operations Office and organized and facilitated by CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company (PRC), the workshop was attended by federal and contractor staff from a number of DOE sites.
