Environmental Solutions Archives

Advancing Environmental Cleanup Along the Columbia River

Metamorphosis: ‘Cocooning’ Complete for Seventh Hanford Reactor Building RICHLAND, Wash. – Just over a year after breaking ground, crews recently completed construction of a protective enclosure, or “cocoon,” around another former plutonium production reactor at the Hanford Site, leaving just one more to go. This EM 2022 priority, completed ahead of schedule and under budget, …

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Groundwater Cleanup – Vital to Our Future

Why Is It Important? Management of groundwater is a major concern as our population continues to grow. Groundwater provides drinking water for as much as 50% of the global population and accounts for 43% of all of water used for irrigation. Globally, 2.5 billion people depend solely on groundwater to satisfy their basic daily water …

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Employee Spotlight: Martin Ramirez

Our employee spotlight shines a light on one employee at a time. We value diversity and inclusion and welcome diverse thinking. It takes a village — through collaboration, living safely and driving innovation we realize our goals and help our clients achieve mission success. Our mantra is people first, mission always. In September and October, …

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Amentum CEO Visits Oak Ridge Tennessee Nuclear Reservation

John Heller, third from right, joined UCOR and other Amentum officials on a tour of UCOR work sites, including ORNL’s Building 3010, pictured. John Heller, CEO of Amentum, visited the Oak Ridge, TN nuclear reservation recently and toured sites at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Y-12 National Security Complex, and East Tennessee Technology Park. He …

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CPCCo Explores International Partnership With Japanese community

John Eschenberg, Amentum Senior Vice President and president of the Amentum-led Central Plateau Cleanup Company in Richland, Wash., recently participated in a discussion with representatives from Fukushima Hamadouri, Japan, who are looking to rebuild and revitalize their community following the destruction of a nuclear power plant caused by a 2011 earthquake-induced tsunami. The meeting, set …

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Clean Energy package – A unique opportunity for the U.S. to lead and accelerate clean energy technology

“Unprecedented.” “Historic.” “Greatest pro-climate legislation.” These are just a few lines used to describe the Clean Energy package that was part of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act. As a complement to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) of 2021, I would add “technology game changer” to this list. The Clean Energy package presents a unique …

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Effective & Sustainable Environmental Remediation

Requires a Cost–efficient Holistic Approach Effective remediation of complex sites not only requires the use and integration of multiple remedy components and new technologies, but it also requires merging sustainability values with a continued commitment to the socio-economic needs of its communities, partners, and stakeholders. At Amentum we share a common understanding and passion …

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Site Characterization and Investigation

A Critical Component of Environmental Remediation Air, water, and soil sustain human existence by providing breath, drink, and food. They are integral to all our work and recreational activities. Contaminants in the environment can result in exposures and impacts to human and ecological health. Our safe interaction with the environment requires confidence that such …

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From Cold War Clean Up to Remediation and Reuse

Coming Full Circle Over 100 Years Amentum through its legacy companies, has been there every step of the way in support of our Nation’s nuclear defense and clean-up mission. From start-up of the very first nuclear reactor and production of plutonium for the top-secret Manhattan Project to supporting the monumental cleanup of the Office of …

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Navigating New PFAS Regulations

Stricter water quality guidance values, significant ramifications in terms of liability and clean up requirements, and four new Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) chemicals now identified as hazardous, these are just a few of the recent actions taken by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to safeguard our communities from PFAS contamination. It’s clear that we …

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