Deactivation & Decommissioning News

Built in the early 1990s, the metal buildings at SRS were no longer needed for DOE missions.

EM crews recently took down the eighth of 10 buildings set for demolition at the Radioactive Materials Handling Facility

The West Valley Demonstration Project has obtained a fork truck capable of lifting more than 90,000 pounds for waste removal in the future demolition.

DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractor UCOR have begun transitioning its ETTP workforce to new cleanup project.

Crews recently demolished the 6,955 square foot Utility Room building (UR) at the West Valley Demonstration Project.

OREM recently received authority to conduct work inside five buildings at ORNL and Y-12.

EM’s cleanup at the East Tennessee Technology Park took a major step forward with removal of the Centrifuge Complex in late July.

Exceptional progress continues at ETEC in Ventura County, CA with the successful demolition of 7 buildings at the RMHF complex since July 21.

WVDP crews resumed waste disposal shipments in late July as part of cleanup efforts after the site moved into the 2nd phase of its operations plan.

DOE officials were among the more than 170 government & industry representatives who explored potential collaborations between the U.S. & Japan.