Workers use demolition equipment to reduce the size of degraded liners, or waste boxes, and vitrification vault lids at the West Valley Demonstration Project
The safe management and disposition of waste is a critical part of EM’s mission. Our focus is to develop advanced strategies to optimize EM waste management projects and processes. Key areas of the waste management and disposition:
Waste Disposition News
-
Joel Bradburne and other members of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management leadership team visited the Idaho Cleanup Project. April 7, 2026April 7, 2026
-
A demonstration of an innovative technology has proved successful in safely treating and permanently disposing of a complex legacy waste stored at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the past 50 years, reducing significant risk. March 31, 2026March 31, 2026
-
The Idaho Cleanup Project is expanding a disposal facility by constructing a third cell to support the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management mission here for the next 30 years. March 10, 2026March 10, 2026
-
Idaho Cleanup Project crews developed a mock-up to demonstrate the process they will follow to safely package and ship remote-handled transuranic waste drums for permanent disposal out of the state for the first time in over a decade. February 25, 2026February 25, 2026
Continue Exploring
- Waste Information Management System (WIMS) provided by Florida International University provides DOE with waste forecast data.
- National Directory of Brokers and Processors Directory is intended for use by compacts, states, federal agencies and others to provide information to generators seeking to treat, process and otherwise manage their waste in preparation for ultimate disposal.