EM's Strategic Vision
For 35 years, the EM program has tackled one of the largest environmental cleanup efforts in the world — addressing decades of nuclear weapons production and government-sponsored nuclear energy research in the United States. As this version of EM's 10-year Strategic Vision illustrates, we are poised for significant accomplishments to aid the communities near DOE sites.
Annual Priorities & Scorecard
Every year EM releases a Mission & Priorities list that outlines the major accomplishments the organization plans to meet within the calendar year. At the end of each year, EM releases a Scorecard that provides a status update on those priorities. Check out the Scorecard and the Priorities.
Annual Priority Updates
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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.
EM Program Plan
The EM Program Plan (EMPP) builds on EM's Strategic Vision, bringing EM's long-term cleanup strategy into greater focus while exploring opportunities to complete the overall mission safety and effectively. The purpose of the EMPP is to describe the scope of the remaining cleanup work and the strategies for completing the cleanup mission, summarize key opportunities to complete cleanup work earlier to reduce risk, and provide a framework for charting EM's path forward to complete the mission.
