Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Tim Walsh recently visited a used nuclear fuel storage facility in northern Colorado managed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho Cleanup Project and contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition.
The Idaho Cleanup Project is playing a key role in the future shipment of a “high burnup” used nuclear fuel research cask from Dominion Energy’s North Anna Power Station in Virginia to the Idaho National Laboratory Site, enabling critical research activities in Idaho. August 25, 2026
A third-year electrical engineering student at Idaho State University returned to the Idaho Cleanup Project for a second consecutive summer internship. August 18, 2026
A drone and advanced laser scanning technology known as lidar are providing highly accurate 3D maps of the interior of bin sets containing radioactive waste, an important step to prepare the Idaho Cleanup Project to safely access the structures and eventually retrieve the material for disposal. August 11, 2026
For more than 37 years, Robert R. Nii has devoted his career to protecting people and strengthening the safety posture of every site he has served. August 4, 2026
Idaho Cleanup Project contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition hosted its annual Safety Days event this summer, strengthening safe work practices and reinforcing its commitment to maintain a safe workplace. July 28, 2026
Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management Tim Walsh and his leadership team visited the Idaho Cleanup Project. July 21, 2026
Idaho Cleanup Project crews safely removed a crane house from atop a historic Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program prototype recently, marking an important step toward completing above-ground demolition of the facility. July 21, 2026
Partnerships with two Idaho Falls-based small businesses through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mentor-Protégé Program benefit the Idaho Cleanup Project and contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition by helping maintain a highly skilled, qualified workforce trained in radiological safety. July 21, 2026
The Idaho Cleanup Project will help transfer used nuclear fuel to the Idaho National Laboratory Site from the Breazeale Research Reactor at Penn State University in coming months. July 14, 2026