Beneficial Reuse News

The Savannah River Site continues to demonstrate its commitment to environmental stewardship by ramping up recycling efforts, resulting in substantial reductions in waste and cost savings.

The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management’s successful cleanup of a former uranium enrichment complex continues to boost economic development opportunities for the region.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management has had one of its unused stainless steel canisters become a learning tool at Aiken Technical College in South Carolina.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s Paducah Site recently transferred more than 765,000 pounds of equipment and recyclable metal to the Paducah Area Community Reuse Organization for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, marking a significant opportunity for regional economic growth.

Two U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) cleanup sites are expected to save taxpayers an estimated $1 million by sharing highly specialized equipment.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and cleanup contractor UCOR for successful cleanup of the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP).

EM racked up eight of the Secretary’s Honor Awards for 2023, with DOE recognizing two employees at the Savannah River Site (SRS) for excellence and six teams from the Idaho, Hanford, Portsmouth and Oak Ridge sites for achievements.

The biggest land parcel transfer at East Tennessee Technology Park has just been completed. DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management has transferred a 365-acre tract where a powerhouse complex was once located to the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee.

Envisioning a future for EM sites can be challenging for communities given the longevity of cleanup activities. However, when two sites have an almost identical footprint — in this case Portsmouth in Ohio and Paducah in Kentucky — the opportunity to see potential becomes clearer.

A community reuse organization created to address challenges and job loss stemming from the end of the Cold War hosted its annual meeting recently to celebrate 30 years of success serving five counties around Savannah River Site (SRS).