Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management Tim Walsh and his leadership team visited the Idaho Cleanup Project. July 21, 2026
Idaho Cleanup Project crews safely removed a crane house from atop a historic Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program prototype recently, marking an important step toward completing above-ground demolition of the facility. July 21, 2026
Partnerships with two Idaho Falls-based small businesses through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mentor-Protégé Program benefit the Idaho Cleanup Project and contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition by helping maintain a highly skilled, qualified workforce trained in radiological safety. July 21, 2026
The Idaho Cleanup Project will help transfer used nuclear fuel to the Idaho National Laboratory Site from the Breazeale Research Reactor at Penn State University in coming months. July 14, 2026
DOE Closes Application Window for Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling Partnership, Shifts to Selection Phase
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management has closed the application period for its Request for Applications seeking a private-sector partner to design, build, and operate a next-generation used nuclear fuel recycling and conditioning facility. July 7, 2026
Crews have exceeded an important milestone set by the state of Idaho by treating more than 130,000 gallons of radioactive liquid waste during their current processing run at the Idaho National Laboratory Site. June 30, 2026
A successful partnership at the Idaho National Laboratory Site resulted in the safe and efficient deactivation, decommissioning and demolition of a glovebox at the Analytical Research Laboratories in the Materials and Fuels Complex. June 23, 2026
Idaho Cleanup Project team members recently joined federal, state and local entities to host interactive stations at the 2026 Idaho Falls Water Festival. June 16, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management mission is expanding from legacy cleanup to laying the foundation for America’s new nuclear energy era. June 9, 2026
In his Idaho Cleanup Project role overseeing decontamination and demolition of three Naval Reactors nuclear reactor prototype facilities, Palmi Byron helped finish the teardown of the first of these vessels ahead of schedule and more than $15 million under budget. June 9, 2026