January 1, 2015 – The Board of Directors and staff of IEM are pleased to announce that on January 12015 we merged with Plexus Scientific Corporation (Plexus) and we are now doing business as “Plexus-NSD”. Just like us Plexus is a small business and we have been partnering with them on projects for quite a number of years now. In addition Plexus has operations that are certified to the ISO 9001:2008 international quality standard thus we are equally committed to quality and customer service. The former IEM is now a subsidiary of Plexus meaning the personnel licenses services and business approach our clients have relied upon for over 20 years will not change. What will change is that in addition to the radiation-related consulting and services we have always been able to provide we can now offer other environmental capabilities that we previously had to subcontract in order to best serve our client’s needs. For more about the merger please see the Press Release. We look forward to serving our clients as part of this new and exciting organization!

October 2, 2014 – On this date IEM  was awarded a five-year contract to manifest ship and dispose of radioactive and mixed waste for the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) from its site in Gaithersburg Maryland.  (Yes it is pretty much next door to IEM’s Maryland Office!)  In partnership with our favorite transporters waste processors and disposal sites with whom we have provided this service to NIST in the past we look forward to the timely safe and effective execution of the first campaign and every campaign thereafter.  We are honored to have been selected for this important work.

June 1, 2014 – On June 1, 2014 IEM celebrates its 20th birthday. Since we opened our doors for business in 1994 IEM has provided radiation-related consulting and services to hundreds of clients and we are thankful for every single one of them. Excellent opportunities have come our way as have treasured working and professional relationships. As we kick off our 21st year of service our goal is to continue improving our technical capabilities streamlining our task delivery systems and controlling our costs to the greatest extent practical. We understand now more than ever that in addition to providing solutions that are technically sound and legally defensible our products need to be cost-effective. On behalf of all of us at IEM it has been our pleasure serving the business community and we thank everyone for their interest in IEM.

May 19, 2014 – Today we are particularly pleased to announce that Mr. Jeffrey W. Sumlin an NRRPT-Registered health physics technician with loads of experience in the applied health physics arena re-joined IEM’s Nuclear Services division.  Jeff was a full-fledged IEM employee a number of years ago but the tug of family obligations pulled him to Albuquerque.  We’re now glad he’s back and we’re happy to say he has slipped back into our operations as if he never left.  Jeff is particularly proficient in the areas of decommissioning environmental remediation radioactive waste management radiation measurements site safety applied health physics and ALARA having worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Sandia National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Hanford. Most recently he served as a Site Supervisor Quality Assurance Inspector Safety Officer Radiological Controls Supervisor and Decontamination and Demolition Supervisor for Chicago Bridge & Iron (formerly Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure Inc.) He also retired after 15 years with the U. S. Navy’s nuclear propulsion and radiological controls program. If you haven’t touched base with Jeff in a while give him a call or drop him a line and ask him how he is liking life in Gaithersburg so far. Welcome back Jeff!

April 24, 2014 – On this day the City of Gaithersburg issued the following press release: “The City of Gaithersburg joins Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association in welcoming thousands of area commuters to a celebration of bicycling on Bike to Work Day Friday May 16 2014. Gaithersburg will host one of 79 pit stops throughout the D.C. region ours at the corner of northbound MD Route 119 (Great Seneca Highway) and Orchard Ridge Drive from 7 to 9 a.m. Register in advance then stop by the Gaithersburg pit stop for refreshments entertainment and a chance to win raffle prizes provided by bark! Bike Gaithersburg Bonefish Grill Coal Fire Cold Stone Creamery Giant Integrated Environmental Management Inc. and Pink and Pepe’s Grape Escape. Free t-shirts and water bottles are available for those who register and attend. The League of American Bicyclists began Bike to Work Day as part of Bike Month in 1956. Over the years Bike to Work Day has grown into a widespread event with advocates taking to the streets nationwide to encourage fellow commuters to try bicycling as a healthy and safe alternative to driving alone. In the Metropolitan Washington region Bike to Work Day has grown from just a few hundred participants in 2001 to more than 14000 last year.