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Crews recently reduced the legacy footprint at the Savannah River Site by demolishing two structures surrounding a facility that once helped power deep-space missions such as Galileo, Ulysses and Cassini. December 23, 2025
The Idaho Cleanup Project has closed the first chapter of cleanup of three legacy nuclear propulsion prototypes at the Naval Reactors Facility by completing deactivation and demolition of the defueled Submarine 1st Generation Westinghouse — the historic Navy prototype that helped develop the first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus. December 23, 2025
2025 Accomplishments
The U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Nevada Program recently completed drilling of two new groundwater monitoring wells and deepened a third at the Nevada National Security Site. December 16, 2025
Crews at the Hanford Site have introduced an advanced metal coating technology to help extend the life of underground tanks that hold radioactive waste. December 16, 2025
Cleanup crews are wrapping up work to prepare the C-333 Process Building for future demolition. December 16, 2025
Workers are making progress drilling holes for subsurface sampling that will provide critical data to inform safeguards in the broader mission to remediate soil at the West Valley Demonstration Project. December 16, 2025
A technology that features a remote sensing method using laser pulses to measure distances and create high-resolution 3D models is making a big impact for teams tasked with preparing Manhattan Project and Cold War era facilities for demolition at Oak Ridge. December 16, 2025
An Idaho Cleanup Project team created state-of-the-art process control panels that will ensure coordinated operation of a waste retrieval system and robotic equipment hundreds of feet away. December 16, 2025
In a significant achievement for dam safety, a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor has successfully completed inspections of two high-hazard dams at the Savannah River Site. December 16, 2025