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Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Tim Walsh toured three sites in New York where the U.S. Department of Energy conducts legacy cleanup to review progress and meet with team members and community stakeholders.

Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Tim Walsh recently joined more than 600 leaders at the third annual South Carolina Nuclear Summit to discuss how U.S. Department of Energy land is becoming a springboard for America's nuclear renaissance.

The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management recently hosted a community open house to showcase cleanup progress and outline priorities for 2027.

In the latest major cleanup achievement for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site, crews converted depleted uranium hexafluoride from 4,500 legacy cylinders into safer, more stable chemical forms, representing more than 20% of the site’s cylinder inventory and marking progress toward reducing material left from decades of uranium enrichment.

The first mega-size disposal unit constructed and operated at the Savannah River Site is now filled with grout.

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Nuclear Cleanup Cooperation

Idaho Cleanup Project crews recovered more than 200 feet of rail within a Cold War-era facility that will aid in future used nuclear fuel packaging and transportation efforts.

A partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and the National Nuclear Security Administration is advancing preparations for future demolition of a legacy facility while recovering valuable equipment for national security missions.