Oklo Inc. recently announced plans to build the first privately funded commercial nuclear fuel recycling facility at Oak Ridge’s East Tennessee Technology Park. September 23, 2025
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management has met its goal to complete eight shipments of transuranic waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for permanent disposal this fiscal year ending Sept. 30, further reducing its inventory of the material. September 23, 2025
EM cleanup to transform national lab, support research and innovation missions. September 16, 2025
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor UCOR have completed demolition of another aging, contaminated structure at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the latest in a line of projects steadily removing risks and transforming the heart of the site to enable future modernization. September 9, 2025
Visitors to the former Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant can view the footprint of what was once the world’s largest building from a new vantage point now that an interpretive center overlooking the site of the K-25 Building has opened. September 2, 2025
A new generation of workers have gotten career experience and mentorship from Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management contractor UCOR this summer. August 26, 2025
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management contractor UCOR is testing new remote equipment that will help workers avoid some of the most challenging, contaminated environments during upcoming deactivation and demolition projects at ORNL. August 19, 2025
Drawing from an innovative technology, the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor UCOR have achieved a breakthrough set to eliminate a complex legacy waste stored at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the past 50 years. August 12, 2025
Public school teachers, administrators and staff in the region recently learned more about the diverse array of careers for students in the years ahead related to the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management’s mission. August 5, 2025
Advances on the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management’s (OREM) cleanup mission are creating unique opportunities for the nuclear industry. July 29, 2025