Deactivation & Decommissioning News
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September 28, 2017Jay Mullis emphasized the value of partnerships and community input when making decisions about the future uses of cleanup sites.Office of Environmental Management
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September 28, 2017West Valley Site Celebrates DOE’s First-Ever Demolition of Vitrification FacilityOffice of Environmental Management
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September 12, 2017EM West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) workers kicked off the first-ever demolition of a vitrification facility in the DOE complex on Sept. 11.Office of Environmental Management
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August 31, 2017Richland Operations Office is close to transitioning from deactivation to full-scale demolition at the main processing facility of Hanford’s PFP.Office of Environmental Management
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August 17, 2017For the first time since 2012, EM recently shipped treated transuranic waste from Oak Ridge’s Transuranic Waste Processing Center to WIPP.Office of Environmental Management
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August 17, 2017Hanford Site workers recently tore down the first portion of the Plutonium Finishing Plant complex’s Main Processing Facility.Office of Environmental Management
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August 17, 2017Hanford Site workers finished removing combustible material & contaminated loose debris recently from the airlock floor of the 300 Area’s 324 BuildingOffice of Environmental Management
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August 17, 2017Michael Stevens has worked his share of demolition projects across the DOE complex. “This was a unique project,” said Stevens.Office of Environmental Management
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July 28, 2017Workers began demolishing the Poplar Creek facilities this month, bringing Oak Ridge’s EM program closer to completing major cleanup at ETTP by 2020.Office of Environmental Management
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July 28, 2017Workers used explosives to safely demolish the Plutonium Finishing Plant’s (PFP) 200-foot-tall ventilation stack on July 15, 2017.Office of Environmental Management