The U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and its contractors are advancing the momentum achieved during a successful 2024.
Portsmouth Site personnel ended 2024 by accomplishing a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management priority for the year.
The Paducah Site met a 2024 priority by safely and successfully removing 1 million pounds of R-114 refrigerant — a legacy environmental hazard stored at the site.
Size-reduction activities have wrapped up for 158 corrugated metal pipes containing legacy cemented transuranic waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and its contractors recorded another successful year by completing all of their 2024 priorities and reaching an ambitious milestone decades in the making.
Idaho Cleanup Project crews have achieved a significant priority set by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management by treating 100,000 cumulative gallons of radioactive sodium-bearing tank waste at the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit this year.
The Hanford Site recently hit 2 billion gallons of contaminated groundwater treated in 2024, meeting a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management priority for the year nearly two months early.
Crews at the Idaho National Laboratory Site recently completed the single largest demolition project in Idaho Cleanup Project history three months ahead of schedule and under budget.
The Savannah River Site has achieved a milestone with more than 10 million gallons of liquid radioactive waste processed through the Salt Waste Processing Facility.
Crews at the Portsmouth Site recently completed construction of a storage tank designed to hold 1 million gallons of wastewater and leachate from the On-Site Waste Disposal Facility.