EM crews are taking the first steps to bring the massive Alpha-4 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) to the cold-and-dark stage, a process in which they remove all utility sources to the building as a precursor to demolition.
EM is slated to decommission a building at the Savannah River Site (SRS) containing residual plutonium once used to power deep space missions after workers finished deactivating the facility.
EM crews at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently demolished a former coal handling system whose removal further shrinks the legacy footprint at the 300-square-mile nuclear reservation.
For the first time in Oak Ridge history, EM crews have begun demolishing a former reactor facility, reaching another important milestone for cleanup at the site.
As EM prepares for the next chapter of cleanup at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP), crews are constructing a new security guard house that provides more space for officers.
Nicole Nelson-Jean, EM associate principal deputy assistant secretary for field operations, toured cleanup operations at the Portsmouth and Paducah sites and visited the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO).
EM’s Oak Ridge cleanup contractor expanded its summer internship program this year, providing opportunities to 29 students from 12 schools across the country.
An intern supporting EM at the Idaho National Laboratory Site this summer touted his hands-on experience in the field as beneficial to understanding the dynamic nature of his intended profession.
Investing in the workforce of the future to accomplish EM’s mission in Oak Ridge has garnered impressive results: cleanup contractor UCOR was recently named one of the “Top Workplaces” in the region by the Knoxville News Sentinel.
EM is entering the next phase of cleanup at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) after achieving a pivotal milestone: completion of demolition of the final 18 DOE-owned buildings on the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) site.