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The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management successfully completed the majority of its 2024 priorities, advancing critical cleanup work with the support of state, tribal and local partners.
The U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and its contractors are advancing the momentum achieved during a successful 2024.
The Paducah Site met a 2024 priority by safely and successfully removing 1 million pounds of R-114 refrigerant — a legacy environmental hazard stored at the site.
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and its contractors recorded another successful year by completing all of their 2024 priorities and reaching an ambitious milestone decades in the making.
Idaho Cleanup Project crews have achieved a significant priority set by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management by treating 100,000 cumulative gallons of radioactive sodium-bearing tank waste at the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit this year.
The Hanford Site recently hit 2 billion gallons of contaminated groundwater treated in 2024, meeting a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management priority for the year nearly two months early.
Crews at the Idaho National Laboratory Site recently completed the single largest demolition project in Idaho Cleanup Project history three months ahead of schedule and under budget.
The EM Los Alamos Field Office has achieved another year of fulfilling its legacy cleanup commitments with the New Mexico Environment Department at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project has achieved another 1-million-ton cleanup milestone, checking off a priority of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management for the year.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project recently notched an annual cleanup priority ahead of schedule for a second consecutive year