Oak Ridge team members designed a new attachment for robotic equipment that’s helping accelerate cleanup at Oak Ridge National Laboratory while handing taxpayers half a million dollars in savings. May 19, 2026
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and cleanup contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge are setting a new benchmark in cleanup progress — conducting demolition on two former Manhattan Project uranium enrichment facilities in a single year. May 12, 2026
Demolition crews recently unleashed equipment, dubbed locally as the “Empress,” to begin tearing through the steel framework of the X-333 Process Building at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site. May 5, 2026
Cleanup crews in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory central campus have filled 120 feet of underground ductwork connecting multiple facilities with a cement mixture to isolate them for safe demolition and avoid potential impacts to neighboring buildings. April 28, 2026
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management teams are tackling extensive decommissioning and demolition efforts, transforming an area of the Savannah River Site into an asset for future development. April 21, 2026
Oak Ridge crews are deactivating Beta-4, as similar preparations for demolition draw to a close at another former Manhattan Project-era uranium enrichment facility, Beta-1, at the Y-12 National Security Complex. April 21, 2026
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