Annual Priority Updates

DOE EM logo with Hanford suboffice and Press Release on Navy Background
The Hanford Site has successfully started up its Low-Activity Waste Facility, a key component of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant that has begun to solidify Hanford tank waste in glass for the first time. This achievement, supported by the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management meets the October 15, 2025, Consent Decree legal commitment with the state of Washington.
A crane loading a shipment onto a large truck
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor Isotek Systems met a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management 2025 priority to process 50 canisters of the radioactive material uranium-233 for shipment and disposal three months ahead of schedule. September 30, 2025
DOE Environmental Management News Flash
As the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management addresses the legacy of the past, it has incredible opportunities to be part of what’s been dubbed Manhattan Project 2.0, a strong vision for the future focused on winning the global artificial intelligence race and ushering in a nuclear renaissance to fuel it, acting EM Assistant Secretary Joel Bradburne said in the keynote address at the 2025 National Cleanup Workshop.
An aerial view of the Paducah Site
Recent agreements & partnerships to provide land & a portion of a legacy coproduct from the former uranium enrichment process to commercial partners is turning liabilities into assets, accelerating production of domestic energy supplies. August 12, 2025