A detailed data-gathering process known as characterization is helping the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management advance cleanup at one of the nation’s most important national security sites. April 7, 2026
Crews at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site are deactivating a unique facility that once housed more than 100 specialized laboratories, part of a broader plan to shrink the legacy footprint to enable long‑term economic growth, community revitalization and high‑quality jobs for American workers. April 7, 2026
Cleanup crews have made significant progress reducing the Cold War footprint at the Savannah River Site as they deactivate surplus analytical laboratory facilities. April 7, 2026
Oversized heavy shears and custom-made excavators will be used to efficiently dismantle the X-333 Process Building at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site. March 24, 2026
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and cleanup contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge are making significant headway preparing one of the most challenging facilities at the Y-12 National Security Complex for demolition. March 3, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site and contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company are advancing the Hanford mission with safe and successful demolition of the 175-foot-tall K West Reactor exhaust stack. February 25, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project have reached another milestone by demolishing two storage vaults. February 25, 2026
When it comes to safely demolishing a 33-acre facility, Portsmouth Site team members think pink: They painted nearly 300 valves inside a former uranium enrichment plant bright pink to make their presence easily visible during the building demolition. February 25, 2026
The Idaho Cleanup Project is progressing with deactivation and demolition of two historic Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program prototypes, continuing an effective partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management and the Office of Naval Reactors. February 17, 2026
Cleanup at the Paducah Site is advancing thanks to new technology to efficiently scan equipment for uranium deposits as crews deactivate a second former uranium enrichment process building at the site to prepare it for eventual demolition. February 17, 2026