The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor Isotek Systems met a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management 2025 priority to process 50 canisters of the radioactive material uranium-233 for shipment and disposal three months ahead of schedule. September 30, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management is nearing completion of a campaign in Idaho that involves reconditioning previously containerized transuranic waste to allow its safe shipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico for permanent disposal. September 30, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management announced it awarded a noncompetitive financial assistance agreement, Transportation of Transuranic Wastes to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Emergency Preparedness, to the Southern States Energy Board, in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.
An innovative robotic technology has confirmed the integrity of most legacy transuranic waste drums at the Idaho National Laboratory Site screened so far, enabling their safe and compliant shipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for disposal and saving taxpayers a potential $20 million. 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
In spring of 2022, employees with a Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management team saw the final shipment of a specific type of container holding transuranic waste leave the Savannah River Site in a TRUPACT-III shipping package. September 2, 2025
Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office legacy cleanup contractor at the Los Alamos National Laboratory completed its 200th shipment of transuranic waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for safe disposal. 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
Teams from the offices of Environmental Management and Nuclear Energy recently collaborated on a demonstration of new equipment to seal spent nuclear fuel into a safe, transportable “road ready” system for future shipment out of Idaho. July 15, 2025
Crews with the Idaho Cleanup Project successfully completed the first of many modifications to a legacy facility to get spent nuclear fuel “road ready” for future shipment out of state. July 8, 2025