Deactivation & Decommissioning News

EM workers have started demolition on the final five DOE-owned buildings at the former Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC).

EM crews recently began demolishing the last facility standing in the former Biology Complex at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) at Oak Ridge.

EM’s annual Mission and Priorities list sets a clear path to success across the DOE complex, site managers said last week at the Waste Management Symposia 2021.

EM Hanford Site Manager Brian Vance led a Waste Management Symposia 2021 panel with leaders from the site’s major cleanup contractors to discuss transformative leadership during a period of dynamic change.

Cleanup success at the Energy Technology and Engineering Center (ETEC ) in California is due in large part to the site’s outreach to the community and its nurturing of key partnerships, Federal Project Director John Jones said at the WMS 2021.

EM sites provided updates on their cleanup progress during individual sessions at Waste Management Symposia 2021.

Work crews have demolished the High Flux Beam Reactor (HFBR) exhaust stack at the Brookhaven National Laboratory.

EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company is testing a new mobile ventilation system that will protect workers.

Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor UCOR are attributing acceleration of several cleanup projects.

EM and cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) recently installed a long-reach arm on an excavator for ease of access in the demolition.