Deactivation & Decommissioning News
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April 13, 2017NISKAYUNA, N.Y. – EM and contractor AECOM finished removing all process equipment and tanks from Building H2 at the Separations Process Research ...Office of Environmental Management
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April 13, 2017RICHLAND, Wash. – Hanford Site crews expect to finish tearing down the Plutonium Reclamation Facility, a major building of the Plutonium Finishin...Office of Environmental Management
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April 13, 2017RICHLAND, Wash. – EM’s Richland Operations Office and contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company designed and engineered a portable water-treatment system to help solve a one-of-a-kind problem at the Plutonium Finishing Plant.Office of Environmental Management
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March 30, 2017WEST VALLEY, N.Y. – EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) declared the Vitrification Facility demolition-ready on March 16, after years of decontamination and deactivation to remove a variety of hazards.Office of Environmental Management
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March 15, 2017RICHLAND, Wash. – The last stop of plutonium processing on the Hanford Site is now one significant step closer to demolition. EM’s Richland Operations Office contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CH2M) recently isolated the main process...Office of Environmental Management
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March 15, 2017OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – EM and its cleanup contractor at Oak Ridge are taking steps now to remove risks and help prepare excess facilities for eventual demolition at the Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).Office of Environmental Management
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February 28, 2017OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) is advancing toward Vision 2020 — its goal to complete cleanup at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) by 2020 and continue transferring the remaining land to private i...Office of Environmental Management
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February 28, 2017RICHLAND, Wash. – Workers continue to transform the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) landscape as they tear down two of its four main facilities. ...Office of Environmental Management
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February 14, 2017OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) recently finished repairs to an aging Y-12 National Security Complex building as part of its excess contaminated facilities initiative to improve safety, reduce cleanup costs,...Office of Environmental Management
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February 14, 2017RICHLAND, Wash. – Risk reduction work is safely underway inside and outside the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) on the Hanford Site.Office of Environmental Management