US Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management

Topic:  The U.S. Department of Energy is committed to managing its responsibilities associated with the legacy of World War II and the Cold War. This legacy includes radioactive and chemical waste, environmental contamination, and hazardous material at over 100 sites across the country. The Department has taken major steps toward fulfilling our commitments to clean up this environmental legacy by successfully implementing an accelerated environmental remediation program.

Bio:  Dr. April Gill is the Environmental Team leader for the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act sites and Nevada Offsites and is responsible for protection of human health and the environment at former uranium mill sites, uranium mill tailings disposal sites, and the eight sites where the Atomic Energy Commission conducted subsurface nuclear tests outside of the main Nevada Test Site.

A Colorado native, Dr. Gil is happy to be home where she manages the historic Grand Junction, Colorado, Office, which traces its origins to World War II and the Manhattan Project. Her federal career with DOE began in 1991 when she worked as a geologist with the Yucca Mountain Project that was based in Las Vegas, Nevada. She joined DOE’s Legacy Management Department in June 2010 as a manager for the UMTRCA Title I and Title II sites in New Mexico and Wyoming.  Dr. Gil holds a BS and a MS in geology from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and a Doctorate in environmental policy from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.