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The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management mission is expanding from legacy cleanup to laying the foundation for America’s new nuclear energy era. June 9, 2026
Crews taking down the largest former uranium enrichment facility in the heart of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site recently removed the last of its nearly 15,000 panels containing asbestos, a marker of progress toward the aging structure’s demolition. June 9, 2026
With 25 wall sections, 208 support columns, and seven roof sections, all concrete construction on another mega-size disposal unit has been finished at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site. June 9, 2026
In his Idaho Cleanup Project role overseeing decontamination and demolition of three Naval Reactors nuclear reactor prototype facilities, Palmi Byron helped finish the teardown of the first of these vessels ahead of schedule and more than $15 million under budget. June 9, 2026
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge have achieved the first-year goal for processing oxide waste at the Transuranic Waste Processing Center months ahead of schedule, progressing toward the removal of this legacy material from the Oak Ridge Reservation. June 9, 2026
The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project recently hosted members of the Utah Natural Resources Coordinating Council for a briefing where they observed cleanup operations and the nearby Colorado River corridor. June 9, 2026
What cleanup has been done in Area IV at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory? That was one of the main questions the U.S. Department of Energy tackled at its recent Community Outreach, Neighbor Notifications, Engagement, Collaboration and Training Series community update. June 9, 2026
A 3D printing technology is saving time and tax dollars while the Idaho Cleanup Project makes strides toward retrieving a by-product of used nuclear fuel recycling for disposal. June 9, 2026
As members of the next-generation workforce arrive at the Paducah Site, they will undergo a new training by longtime employees covering a topic that may be unfamiliar to the incoming workers: the site’s past uranium enrichment operations. June 2, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management participated in the 13th U.S.-Japan Technical Meeting of the Civil Nuclear Energy Research and Development Working Group. June 2, 2026