EM crews have removed more than 1 million gallons of water from the basement of the Beta-1 building at the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge.
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and cleanup contractor UCOR have safely completed demolition of the Low Intensity Test Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), checking off a second EM 2023 priority at the site.
Deputy Secretary Turk speaks at the 2023 National Cleanup Workshop about the Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative.
Senior leaders from EM, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Science and industry came together for a 2023 National Cleanup Workshop panel focused on how EM’s cleanup work supports other DOE missions and facilities.
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) has established a new workforce retention incentive that rewards the union construction team for progress as it builds the Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility.
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management contractor UCOR completed its largest ever summer intern program.
Leadership from the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) came together recently to exchange best practices for decommissioning facilities and a host of other cleanup topics.
EM crews have completed major deactivation efforts on a Manhattan Project-era facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex scheduled for demolition next year.
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR accomplished an EM priority four months ahead of schedule when they broke ground on the Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF) last week.
Eight EM sites have been honored with the 2023 Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Purchaser Award, the most the cleanup program has won in a year since the program honoring purchases of sustainable goods began in 2015.