Elements Newsletter (March 2024)

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management sent this bulletin at 03/26/2024 02:07 PM EDT

Melendez Provides LTS Day Keynote Address

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) Director Carmelo Melendez introduced Long-Term Stewardship Day on March 14 in Phoenix at the 50th Waste Management Symposia with a welcome and keynote address on LM operations.

Additional coverage of the Waste Management Symposia can be seen below.

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Passion for the Environment Led ESH&Q Supervisor
to Successful Career

When Tracy Ribeiro moved from Virginia to Colorado in 2007, she began her career with the U.S. Department of Energy as an UMTRCA site manager.

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Learning to Fly: LM and Pauling Grew Together
in Early Years

Tom Pauling isn’t a quick-change artist,
but during his 25-year career with the
U.S. Department of Energy, he played many roles.

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LM Focused on Safety During Piqua Decommissioned Reactor Demolition

In fall 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Defense Decontamination and Decommissioning program demolished a decommissioned nuclear reactor site that had been part of the town since the 1960s. Read Full Story

Longtime DOE Partner Celebrates Career Achievement Award, Recent Retirement

After a long, successful career with the Navajo Nation Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Department, Melvin Yazzie announced his retirement in January 2024.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIA

Off and Paneling: LM SMEs Take Stages in Phoenix

From monitoring in the Arctic to legacy preservation and coordinating historical preservation efforts, interpretive center operations, and professional development, LM subject matter experts covered a range of material March 11. Read Full Story

Former LM Fellow Awarded for Best Poster

Former LM Fellow Olivia Bustillo was recognized with an award for best poster during a ceremony March 12. The poster and paper, titled “Interaction of Hydroxyapatite and Uranium in Groundwater at the Old Rifle Site to Facilitate Site Remediation,” was presented by Bustillo and Fellow Ravi Gudavalli. Read Full Story

LM Presents Two Posters

LM staff and LM Support Partners from the Applied Studies and Technology team and the geochemistry and groundwater group presented two posters March 13. Read Full Story

LM Joins Other Agencies in Cooperation to Address DRUM Waste

LM's Darina Castillo and William Burns co-chaired a conference panel March 13 on specific type of wastes — those associated with Defense-Related Uranium Mines.
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LM Personnel Provide Range of Expertise

LM IT Specialist Annette Moore spoke during a presentation March 12 titled “Ensuring DOE LM Mission Success Through Governance of Environmental and Geospatial Data."
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Communication Style: LM Focuses on Partners, Relationships

LM’s long-term stewardship mission showcased during day-long series of panels at 50th Waste Management Symposia. Read Full Story

LM, Support Partners Present on Environmental Remediation

LM and LM Support Partners presented information from academic papers March 14.
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LM, Contractor Staff Showcased in Panels, Presentations

Subject matter experts from LM and LM Support Partners participated in sessions on a diverse range of topics related to long-term stewardship during March 13 activities.
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Experts Participate in Panel on Disposal Facility Caps, Covers

LM's Mark Kautsky — program manager for LM's UMTRCA program — was a co-chair of a panel of federal and contractor staff who provided information on the different types of disposal cell caps and covers and their performances March 12. Read Full Story

Photo of the Month

LM’s Mary Young welcomes a visitor to the STEM Zone at the 2024 Waste Management Symposia in Phoenix on March 12.
Young presented information on pollinators, predator-prey relationships, and other factors that impact ecosystems.
STEM Zone is an element of the conference where various presenters provide information and activities to event guests related to science, technology, engineering, and math.