Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) Site 101 Video
Office of Environmental Management

The Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) site is located at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) in Simi Valley, outside of Los Angeles, California. From the 1950s until 1988, DOE and its predecessor agencies conducted nuclear and liquid metals research at the 90-acre ETEC site. While DOE does not own any land at the SSFL (today owned by The Boeing Company), the Department is responsible for demolition of the DOE-owned buildings and remediation of the 290 acres of the ETEC site and the associated Northern Buffer Zone.

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Joshua Mengers, Federal Project Director

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The Sodium Pump Test Facility was the final building owned by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to be demolished at the Energy Technology Engineering Center site northwest of Los Angeles.
The Sodium Pump Test Facility was the final building owned by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to be demolished at the Energy Technology Engineering Center site northwest of Los Angeles.

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DOE Removes 9,000 Gallons of Contaminated Groundwater at ETEC
DOE has collected more than 2,000 groundwater samples for analysis and removed 9,000 gallons of contaminants from the groundwater at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) site.
May 17, 2022
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Remaining Demolition Waste Departs ETEC
Trucks carrying the last of demolition waste safely left the Energy Technology Engineering Center northwest of Los Angeles on Jan. 26, marking another milestone in EM’s cleanup following the teardown of the final DOE-owned buildings there in October.
February 1, 2022
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‘2021 Year in Review’ Highlights EM Cleanup Progress, Priorities
The Office of Environmental Management leveraged the results of years of successful work in 2021 to launch a new era for the U.S. Department of Energy’s cleanup mission, all while continuing to manage the challenging conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 30, 2021
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ETEC Manager Discusses Completion of DOE Building Demolition
On Oct. 1, 2021, EM completed demolition of the final 18 DOE-owned buildings at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) site in Ventura County, California.
November 23, 2021
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Nelson-Jean Highlights Recent EM Achievements at Conference
Significant achievements at EM cleanup sites such as the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC), Hanford, Oak Ridge, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) highlight EM’s mission progress in recent months.
November 9, 2021
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Final DOE Buildings Safely Come Down at ETEC Site
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has completed safe demolition of the final DOE-owned buildings at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC), located northwest of Los Angeles, California.
October 4, 2021
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Ike White Shares 2021 Cleanup Successes, Vision for EM’s Future in ECA Address
EM Acting Assistant Secretary William "Ike" White outlined EM successes from this year and shared his vision for the future of the cleanup program during an address last week to the Energy Communities Alliance.
September 28, 2021
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Crews Tearing Down Final DOE Buildings at Energy Technology Engineering Center
Crews are in the homestretch of achieving an EM 2021 priority to complete demolition of all DOE-owned buildings at the former Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) site in Ventura County, California.
August 24, 2021
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