Argonne National Laboratory administers this web site for The
U.S. DOE Office of Environmental Management. The Depleted UF6
Management Program Information Network web site is administered
by the Environmental Science Division of Argonne National
Laboratory for the United States Department of Energy (DOE),
Office of Environmental Management (EM). EM is responsible for
preparation of the Depleted UF6 Conversion Facility EISs.
Argonne is assisting EM in preparation of the EISs. About the
Office of Environmental Management (EM) In 1989, the Department
of Energy created the Office of Environmental Management (EM) to
mitigate the risks and hazards posed by the legacy of nuclear
weapons production and research. Although the nation continues
to maintain an arsenal of nuclear weapons, as well as some
production capability, the United States has embarked on new
missions. The most ambitious and far ranging of these missions
is dealing with the environmental legacy of the Cold War. Like
most industrial and manufacturing