Deactivation & Decommissioning News
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June 2, 2026As 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, 2026Office of Environmental Management
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June 2, 2026Idaho Cleanup Project crews are hard at work advancing decommissioning and demolition on two Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program prototypes: the Submarine 5th Generation General Electric and the Aircraft Carrier 1st Generation Westinghouse prototypes. June 2, 2026Office of Environmental Management
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May 26, 2026Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management crews have cleared the 2.5-acre footprint of the former Alpha-2 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex following demolition and removal of 81 million pounds of rubble and debris. May 26, 2026Office of Environmental Management
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May 19, 2026Oak Ridge team members designed a new attachment for robotic equipment that’s helping accelerate cleanup at Oak Ridge National Laboratory while handing taxpayers half a million dollars in savings. May 19, 2026Office of Environmental Management
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May 12, 2026The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and cleanup contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge are setting a new benchmark in cleanup progress — conducting demolition on two former Manhattan Project uranium enrichment facilities in a single year. May 12, 2026Office of Environmental Management
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May 5, 2026Demolition crews recently unleashed equipment, dubbed locally as the “Empress,” to begin tearing through the steel framework of the X-333 Process Building at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site. May 5, 2026Office of Environmental Management
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April 28, 2026Cleanup crews in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory central campus have filled 120 feet of underground ductwork connecting multiple facilities with a cement mixture to isolate them for safe demolition and avoid potential impacts to neighboring buildings. April 28, 2026Office of Environmental Management
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April 21, 2026U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management teams are tackling extensive decommissioning and demolition efforts, transforming an area of the Savannah River Site into an asset for future development. April 21, 2026Office of Environmental Management
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April 21, 2026Oak Ridge crews are deactivating Beta-4, as similar preparations for demolition draw to a close at another former Manhattan Project-era uranium enrichment facility, Beta-1, at the Y-12 National Security Complex. April 21, 2026Office of Environmental Management
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April 7, 2026A detailed data-gathering process known as characterization is helping the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management advance cleanup at one of the nation’s most important national security sites. April 7, 2026Office of Environmental Management