Deactivation & Decommissioning News
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September 9, 2025The Idaho Cleanup Project is advancing its environmental goals and saving taxpayers nearly $2 million as it demolishes three legacy Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program prototypes at the Naval Reactors Facility. September 9, 2025Office of Environmental Management
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September 9, 2025The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor UCOR have completed demolition of another aging, contaminated structure at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the latest in a line of projects steadily removing risks and transforming the heart of the site to enable future modernization. September 9, 2025Office of Environmental Management
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September 9, 2025Heavy equipment operators have dealt a final blow to an underground fuel oil bunker built 70 years ago at the Hanford Site. September 9, 2025Office of Environmental Management
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August 26, 2025The Idaho Cleanup Project is moving forward with plans to demolish a third defueled naval reactor prototype vessel at the Idaho National Laboratory Site’s Naval Reactors Facility. August 26, 2025Office of Environmental Management
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August 19, 2025Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management contractor UCOR is testing new remote equipment that will help workers avoid some of the most challenging, contaminated environments during upcoming deactivation and demolition projects at ORNL. August 19, 2025Office of Environmental Management
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August 5, 2025Crews have safely demolished six unused facilities at the Paducah Site ahead of schedule and under budget in the current fiscal year. August 5, 2025Office of Environmental Management
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July 8, 2025For the first time ever, cleanup crews are conducting more than one demolition project simultaneously at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. July 8, 2025Office of Environmental Management
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July 8, 2025Crews at the Portsmouth Site have kicked off another phase of excavating a legacy groundwater plume at the site. July 8, 2025Office of Environmental Management
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July 1, 2025A large office complex that served as a hub for Hanford cleanup efforts for more than 20 years has been torn down as part of the site's ongoing risk-reduction work. July 1, 2025Office of Environmental Management
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June 24, 2025Office of Environmental Management Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Roger Jarrell recently joined community stakeholders and employees at the West Valley Demonstration Project to celebrate a major milestone. June 24, 2025.Office of Environmental Management