Throughout my 40-year career which includes experience in commercial energy, the U.S. Department of Energy, in NASA markets, and 19 years as a teaching/adjunct university professor, I have been a proponent of the development of a sustainable, multifunctional, and multi-sourced global energy mix that is ubiquitous and efficient, clean from source derivation to utilization. This …
At Amentum, solving problems is in the fabric of who we are. We solve some of the world’s most challenging problems every day. One of those problems is to help solve our Nation’s energy and water supply security. Given todays’ climate demands, environmental regulations, economic situation, and health-conscious society, building green facilities is one way …
Green Building Expertise Will Sustain Our World’s Future Read More »
In closing out Asian-American and Pacific Islander heritage month, Amentum would like to recognize our important employees and projects in the Asia-Pacific region of the world. Amentum is in 14 of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with 2200+ employees working diligently to advance our customers’ mission and help create a safer, smarter, cleaner world. …
By John Heller, CEO Amentum Introduction For the U.S. to maintain its role as the leading industrial nation, every arm of the federal government has recognized the need to address climate change and the risks this poses to our national and economic security. As a nation, we don’t only need to alleviate and slow down …
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Author – John Eschenberg, Amentum Sr. Vice President and President, Central Plateau Cleanup Company, LLC The Amentum-led Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) is well into its third year of operations at Hanford and is boldly making substantial strides in achieving our cleanup priorities at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state. The overarching …
Amentum-led CPCCo Accelerating Cleanup Progress at Hanford Read More »
Author – Jim Blankenhorn Congratulations to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory team! Their major scientific accomplishment late last year in achieving scientific energy breakeven, or producing a fusion energy output higher than the laser energy absorbed by the fuel to initiate it, was groundbreaking. This major scientific accomplishment which demonstrates the fundamental science basis for …
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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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 …
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, …
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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