Internship programs at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) Portsmouth, Paducah, and Lexington sites began a new, collaborative effort this summer aimed at enhancing knowledge-sharing and professional development.
This year, the OnePPPO Internship initiative began with the formation of working groups with the 75 interns from EM and contractors Enterprise Technical Assistance Services (ETAS ... Read More
A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) center demonstrated its commitment to empowering small businesses at a recent workshop in collaboration with the DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) and a Paducah Site contractor.
With nearly 90 people attending, the workshop focused on the Supply Chain Management Center (SCMC) mission to foster partnerships benefiting local businesses and enhance ... Read More
Drones are undergoing testing to support emergency response at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) Paducah Site.
EM recently integrated drones into an exercise to support emergency responders and provide a live video feed of conditions to the site’s Emergency Operations Center. During the exercise, employees used drones for surveying, thermal imaging and potential search-and-rescue operations.
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A controlled demolition of the high-pressure fire water tower at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management Paducah Site last week took mere seconds, but it required months of planning and preparation ahead to ensure the approximately 300-foot water tower was brought down safely to the ground.
The demolition of the water tower — a part of the site since 1958 — is a striking horizon change.
With its ... Read More
A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) team at the Paducah Site has met a goal to increase the efficiency of equipment removal and downsizing at the C-333 Process Building by 80% from an initial startup plan.
EM crews reached a critical building deactivation milestone late last year by starting converter segmentation at C-333, one of four massive process buildings slated to be demolished during ... Read More
