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January 12, 2021
Oak Ridge on Pace for Another Big Year in 2021
DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management enters a new chapter in cleanup this year that will transform the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
January 12, 2021
Employee Feedback Improves Decontamination Project at West Valley
EM workers provided feedback and lessons learned to help develop a new box to contain materials for disposal as they decontaminate the walls.
December 22, 2020
DOE Successfully Transfers SPRU Site, Achieving EM 2020 Priority
DOE officials approved the transfer of the former Separations Process Research Unit.
December 22, 2020
Crews Begin Pre-Demolition Work for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Reactor
Workers have begun activities to prepare for the demolition of a nuclear reactor at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
December 22, 2020
2020 a Year of Completions and Beginnings at Oak Ridge
While 2020 was an unusual and challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was also one of the most notable and accomplished for DOE.
December 8, 2020
Crews Begin Tearing Down Last of DOE Buildings at ETEC
EM workers have demolished two of the final eight DOE-owned buildings remaining at the former Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) site.
December 8, 2020
EM Set to Remove 750,000 Pounds of Refrigerant From Paducah Site
EM is scheduled this year to remove 750,000 Pounds of R-114 refrigerant, commonly known as Freon, from the Paducah Site.
December 8, 2020
Portsmouth Site D&D Contractor Marks 4 Million Safe Work Hours
Workers for the deactivation and decommissioning prime contractor at the Portsmouth Site recently celebrated 4 million safe work hours without a lost.
November 24, 2020
Closure of Largest Building at Idaho Site Underway
Closure of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site’s largest building,
November 24, 2020
Cleanup Progress at ETEC Advances EM 2020 Priorities
EM continues to make progress on its 2020 priorities. EM Update is highlighting accomplishments in EM’s priority groups through the end of this year.
November 24, 2020
Reuse of Cleanup Equipment in Oak Ridge Saves Millions
Reuse of transport platforms — large elevator-like devices installed outside facilities that allow workers to access multiple floors.
November 17, 2020
Oak Ridge Launches Demolition Project at Former Biology Complex
EM crews began taking down the remaining facilities located in the former Biology Complex at the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge.
November 17, 2020
Innovation Key to Closure of Coal Yard at SRS
The final dump truck delivering limestone gravel came and went, setting the stage for the closure of a 12-acre legacy coal yard.
November 17, 2020
Oak Ridge Wins Government Team Project of the Year
UCOR were honored Nov. 12 with the Government Team Project of the Year Award.
November 17, 2020
Crews Prep for Final Major Teardown at West Valley
Crews prepared a large demolition excavator for the installation of a long-reach arm as they readied for the future teardown.
November 10, 2020
Portsmouth Site, State Enhance Air Monitoring Ahead of Major Demolitions
Additional air monitoring stations are being installed that will enhance environmental and radiological data collection during demolition.
November 5, 2020
Crews Demolish 10th And Final Building at ETEC Radioactive Materials Handling Facility
Workers accomplished one of EM’s 2020 priorities after safely tearing down the last of 10 buildings at the Radioactive Materials Handling Facility.
November 4, 2020
Trump Administration Works with State of California to Advance Next Steps For Cleanup At ETEC
Today, DOE announced several significant steps to continue progress in the cleanup of Area IV of the SSFL in Ventura County, California
November 3, 2020
Hanford Begins Stabilizing Aging Underground Disposal Structures
EM Richland Operations Office (RL) and contractor CH2M HILL have begun filling the first of three aging underground structures on the Hanford Site.
November 3, 2020
Team Conducts Vital Five-Year Review of Cleanup Measures in Oak Ridge
UCOR are conducting a critical review of remediation measures in place across the Oak Ridge Reservation virtually.
November 3, 2020
West Valley Grouts Underground Cell in Advance of Major Demolition
EM and cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) recently began grouting a large underground cell at the West Valley Demonstration Project
October 27, 2020
EM Prepping Experimental Cold War Reactor for Deactivation in Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management is set to begin cleanup of a first-of-a-kind experimental reactor at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
October 20, 2020
EM Makes Progress on 2020 Priorities at Portsmouth, Brookhaven, ETEC Sites
While adapting operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, EM has continued closing in on a key 2020 priority to begin demolition at the Portsmouth Site.
October 20, 2020
Oak Ridge, UCOR are Finalists for Government Team Award
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and cleanup contractor UCOR are finalists in the 2020 Washington Exec Pinnacle Awards.
October 20, 2020
West Valley Removes Acid Recovery Cell Airlock
Demolition crews at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) recently demolished an acid recovery cell airlock and lift table.
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