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EM crews are preparing the six-story 9207 Facility at Oak Ridge's Biology Complex for demolition. The building spans more than 256,600 square feet.

November 5, 2019

Biology Complex Deactivation Advances in Oak Ridge

Biology Complex Deactivation Advances in Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge crews remove debris from the K-1004-J Lab demolition, which began earlier this month.

October 29, 2019

Demolition Begins on Oak Ridge’s Sprawling Centrifuge Complex

Demolition Begins on Oak Ridge’s Sprawling Centrifuge Complex

A large crane is used to relocate sections of a former waste storage structure for safe demolition at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project Site.

October 29, 2019

Latest Teardown Brings EM's Total West Valley Demolitions to 65

Latest Teardown Brings EM's Total West Valley Demolitions to 65

April Ladd discusses the status of work activities at the EM Paducah Site C-400 Deactivation Project with Tom Peeler, a deactivation maintenance mechanic with Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, the Paducah Site’s deactivation and remediation contractor.

October 29, 2019

Paducah Site Engineer Turns Challenges into Opportunities

Paducah Site Engineer Turns Challenges into Opportunities

An employee walks near a new erosion control measure installed on the north slope of an inactive disposal area at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project Site.

October 22, 2019

West Valley Protects Environment With Erosion Control Measures

West Valley Protects Environment With Erosion Control Measures

Oak Ridge crews remediate the K-1203 complex site after demolishing structures there.

October 22, 2019

Cleanup, Restoration Alter Oak Ridge Landscape

Cleanup, Restoration Alter Oak Ridge Landscape

DOE Honors SRS for Drones Performing Rooftop Building Maintenance

October 8, 2019

DOE Honors SRS for Drones Performing Rooftop Building Maintenance

DOE Honors SRS for Drones Performing Rooftop Building Maintenance

A diamond wire saw, left, was used to slice concrete shielding, exposing the center of the Argonne Fast Source Reactor, at center. A gantry crane, at right, is used to lift the resulting concrete blocks.

October 1, 2019

Idaho Team Employs Unique Equipment to Tear Down Legacy Reactor

Idaho Team Employs Unique Equipment to Tear Down Legacy Reactor

Oak Ridge crews spent several months completing deactivation work to prepare the K-1423 Toll Enrichment Facility for demolition.

September 24, 2019

Demolitions Continue to Transform Landscape in Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge crews recently tore down another facility at the East Tennessee Technology Park.

An operator uses a hydraulic shear to remove one of two Waste Tank Farm condenser structures at the West Valley Demonstration Project.

September 24, 2019

West Valley Demolishes Inactive Ventilation System Structures, Components

West Valley Demolishes Inactive Ventilation System Structures, Components

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