Deactivation & Decommissioning News

After successfully completing their mission in one of the largest demolition projects in Idaho National Laboratory Site history, members of the Idaho Cleanup Project workforce are being trained for other cleanup work at the site.

Sometimes major cleanup projects require some, well, post-cleanup cleanup.

X-330, the last of three former uranium enrichment process buildings set for demolition at the Portsmouth Site, received a new roof to prepare the building for deactivation, a necessary step before its teardown.

Electricians Jim Nowlin and Steve Brunner were among a crew that recently disconnected thick power cables feeding the X-333 Process Building to prepare for upcoming demolition activities at the Portsmouth Site.

Efforts lead way to enabling modernization, providing land for research, national security missions

The U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and cleanup contractor UCOR have achieved a significant milestone on the biggest demolition project to date at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

The U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office has commenced work to deactivate, decommission and remove the Ion Beam Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

West Valley Demonstration Project officials met with representatives from the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management in Tennessee to share lessons learned from the ongoing demolition of the Main Plant Process Building.

Portsmouth Site personnel ended 2024 by accomplishing a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management priority for the year.

The Portsmouth Paducah Project Office achieved significant priorities, goals and milestones in 2024, advancing cleanup and preparing its two sites for future use.