Oak Ridge News

Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management team members used a multi-layered containment system to safely ship processed waste out of state for permanent disposal. It involved packaging a drum containing the waste inside a transportation cask designed to provide shielding and protection during transit.
Gone from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is legacy radioactive waste that had been stored there for more than 50 years, thanks to continued cleanup progress from the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR.
A crane demolishing a building
The U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and cleanup contractor UCOR have achieved a significant milestone on the biggest demolition project to date at the Y-12 National Security Complex.