Idaho Cleanup Project construction crews have completed a new 20,000-square-foot building, more than doubling the current storage capacity for waste treated at the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit. January 27, 2026
Idaho Cleanup Project contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition found a more efficient way to manage the cleanup mission at the Idaho National Laboratory Site, resulting in a cost savings of $1.4 million. January 27, 2026
Idaho Cleanup Project efforts have improved the water quality of the Snake River Plain Aquifer for over 35 years. January 20, 2026
Idaho Cleanup Project crews replaced aging ducting at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center to improve a crucial ventilation system supporting operation of onsite underground waste tanks, completing an infrastructure upgrade that will increase safety and functionality. January 13, 2025
The Idaho Cleanup Project has closed the first chapter of cleanup of three legacy nuclear propulsion prototypes at the Naval Reactors Facility by completing deactivation and demolition of the defueled Submarine 1st Generation Westinghouse — the historic Navy prototype that helped develop the first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus. December 23, 2025
2025 Accomplishments
An Idaho Cleanup Project team created state-of-the-art process control panels that will ensure coordinated operation of a waste retrieval system and robotic equipment hundreds of feet away. December 16, 2025
As Idaho Cleanup Project demolition crews prepared to demolish the building over the defueled Submarine 1st Generation Westinghouse naval nuclear propulsion prototype reactor plant earlier this year, a nest of ravens was discovered atop the 100-foot structure. December 9, 2025
Crews have finished constructing 13 storage vaults for the Idaho Cleanup Project’s Integrated Waste Treatment Unit as they continue to make strides toward fulfilling an important commitment to the state of Idaho to convert a radioactive liquid waste into a safer, more stable granular solid. November 25, 2025
Idaho Cleanup Project is expanding a critical disposal facility, employing lessons learned from two decades of operational success and the best of American technology to continue safely disposing of waste and enabling the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management to meet its commitments to the state of Idaho. November 18, 2025