Crews at the Hanford Site have safely moved more than 130 large waste containers from two outdoor storage areas at the Central Waste Complex, completing a significant risk-reduction project a year ahead of schedule. December 9, 2025
Last year, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management filled 52 canisters with nearly 215,000 pounds of glass-waste mixture at the Savannah River Site and removed 11,872 pounds of volatile organic compounds from groundwater at the site. November 25, 2025
Hanford’s Ecological Monitoring & Compliance team earned the Organization of the Year award from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for protecting plants, animals and habitats on the Hanford Site. September 16, 2025
The Idaho Cleanup Project is moving forward with plans to demolish a third defueled naval reactor prototype vessel at the Idaho National Laboratory Site’s Naval Reactors Facility. August 26, 2025
The Office of Environmental Management has completed 85% of its Federal Facility Agreement milestones and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act commitments for the current fiscal year at the Savannah River Site on or ahead of schedule. August 5, 2025
Officials are a step closer to the first land transfer at the Paducah Site for future reuse and economic development. July 22, 2025
Leaders from the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) met with representatives from the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (KNEDA) during their first visit to the Paducah Site. July 15, 2025
Federal and state leaders recently signed a record of decision confirming cleanup of soil is complete at a portion of the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) at Oak Ridge, enabling the reuse of land for continuing economic development. July 1, 2025
Why now, what’s changed? This was the main question from many community members at recent public scoping meetings for the Office of Environmental Management Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for cleanup at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
he Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant recently received more than 3,500 gallons of sodium hydroxide, commonly known as lye.