Elements (June 2024) – FUSRAP Celebrates 50 Years

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management sent this bulletin at 06/25/2024 11:12 AM EDT

Federal Cleanup Program Hits Half-Century Mark

On June 4, 2024, the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) celebrated its 50th year. The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission established FUSRAP in 1974 to identify, investigate, clean up, and control sites across the United States that were contaminated during World War II and the Cold War.

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Tonawanda, New York, Landfill Site Transfers to LM

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management marked another milestone when the 103rd site was added to its program.

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EJ in the Spotlight
at South Carolina Forum

EJ Program Manager Melinda Downing attends Made for TV Dialogue event, scheduled to broadcast Sept. 1 on South Carolina Educational Television.

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LM Names Employee of the Year

The Office of Legacy Management awarded IT Specialist Annette Moore as the Philip C. Leahy Employee of the Year June 12 at an in-person and virtual ceremony.
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ESH&Q Team Supervisor Retires
After Long, Successful Career

After 16 successful years in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management, Environmental, Safety and Health, and Quality Assurance Team Supervisor Tracy Ribeiro has retired. Read Full Story

LM Organizational Property Management Officer Announces Retirement

Decorated military officer, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management organizational property management officer, and nature aficionado Bruce Akers has retired. Read Full Story

Next Generation Workforce
Tours Rocky Flats Site

The Mile High Youth Corps connected eight members from its Energy and Water Conservation Program with environmental professionals at LM for a tour of the Rocky Flats Site near Denver. Read Full Story

Photo of the Month

LM IT Specialist Andrew Kapaldo recently visited Skyview Elementary School in Morgantown, West Virginia, to teach 40 second and third grade students about LM’s mission and STEM topics, including information technology, 3D printing, cybersecurity, and solar radiation. Kapaldo’s visit also included a lively Q&A session for students. Both classes received gift bags with “STEM with LM” notepads, stickers, magnifying glasses, a periodic table poster, a “Women of the Manhattan Project” coloring book, a 3D printed build-your-own rocket activity, and a “Radiation and You” guide.