February 13, 2024
Oak Ridge Project Supports Fight Against Cancer
One of the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management’s (OREM) highest priority cleanup projects has significantly contributed to the medical world.
February 6, 2024
Oak Ridge Transfers Largest Land Parcel Yet at East Tennessee Technology Park
The biggest land parcel transfer at East Tennessee Technology Park has just been completed. DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management has transferred a 365-acre tract where a powerhouse complex was once located to the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee.
January 30, 2024
Partnerships on Display in White’s Visit to Oak Ridge
EM Senior Advisor William "Ike" White visit to Oak Ridge.
January 30, 2024
Preparation Helps Oak Ridge Avert Issues in Worst Snowstorm in Over 30 Years
The biggest snowstorm in more than three decades here amid single-digit temperatures presented several challenges to EM’s operations on the Oak Ridge Reservation.
January 30, 2024
EM Releases Fresh Slate of Ambitious Priorities to Drive Cleanup Progress in 2024
EM has released its program priorities for calendar year (CY) 2024, covering key cleanup actions, project construction, acquisition and other important activities that will further EM’s environmental mission.
January 23, 2024
EM Names Wilkerson as Chief Engineer, Olds as Deputy Manager at Oak Ridge
EM recently announced the selection of Laura Wilkerson as chief engineer for the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and the reassignment of Erik Olds from EM’s communications director to OREM’s deputy manager.
January 23, 2024
Oak Ridge Moves Facility Closer to Teardown After Deactivation Milestone
EM crews in Oak Ridge have completed major deactivation efforts on a Manhattan Project-era facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex slated for demolition.
January 16, 2024
Next Phase of U-233 Processing Underway in Oak Ridge
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor Isotek are moving forward on the highest priority cleanup project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL): eliminating the remaining inventory of uranium-233 stored onsite.
January 10, 2024
EM Continues Winning Streak as Scorecard Shows Another Year of Deep Cleanup Progress
EM checked off the majority of its priorities for calendar year 2023, completing complex work that led to critical progress, made by possible by support from its state, tribal and local partners.
January 9, 2024
Oak Ridge Sets Big Goals for 2024
With 2023 in the books, DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) is moving ahead with an ambitious slate of projects this year that will alter the site’s skyline, remove inventories of nuclear waste and complete a major phase of cleanup.