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Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) System Engineer Melanie Lindsey, third from left, leads delegates from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Ontario Power Generation on a tour of the reactor test loop and reactor corrosion laboratory at Oak Ridge.

November 19, 2019

Academia, Industry Draw From Oak Ridge Expertise for Future Reactor Designs

Academia, Industry Draw From Oak Ridge Expertise for Future Reactor Designs

Oak Ridge workers grout a 47-foot-long underground transfer tunnel formerly used to load radioactive material into hot cells at Building 3026 at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

November 12, 2019

EM Addresses Risks at ORNL Facilities, Preparing for Next Cleanup Phase

EM Addresses Risks at ORNL Facilities, Preparing for Next Cleanup Phase

Photos of the Plutonium Finishing Plant’s main processing facility from November 2018, at top, and after the completion of lower-risk demolition last week highlight progress since demolition activities resumed in September 2018 with enhanced safety contro

November 5, 2019

Lower-Risk Demolition Complete at Hanford’s Plutonium Finishing Plant

Lower-Risk Demolition Complete at Hanford’s Plutonium Finishing Plant

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

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