Deactivation & Decommissioning (D&D) News

Aerial view of the Bettis Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management will demolish two buildings and address potentially contaminated soil in the project footprint in the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory’s C-Area, where legacy facilities were used to support design and development of nuclear propulsion systems for the U.S. Navy. December 9, 2025
Workers in safety gear rolling out a large black cylinder
With crews in the early stages of demolishing X-333, the second of the Portsmouth Site’s three former uranium process buildings, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management leaders at the site are emphasizing the number one priority: safety of the workforce and community. November 25, 2025
A rotating set of images of the Hanford Site
Workers at the Hanford Site have removed a facility once used to prepare spent nuclear fuel for storage, marking continued progress in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s risk-reduction work near the Columbia River. September 23, 2025