Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management Manager Erik Olds and Savannah River Operations Office Manager Edwin Deshong joined U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science Darío Gil for a U.S. House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus event. July 28, 2026
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge recently honored six small businesses whose work has advanced key cleanup projects this year. July 28, 2026
An innovative workaround enables the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management to advance its highest priority cleanup project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and save taxpayers $175 million. July 21, 2026
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management cleanup crews are removing radioactive materials from Building 3029, a legacy production lab at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. July 7, 2026
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management has wrapped up a four-year risk reduction effort at a legacy facility after contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge removed 447 containers of legacy waste from it, moving crews closer to the start of full-scale deactivation and eventual demolition. June 30, 2026
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management crews have prepared a cluster of highly contaminated buildings for teardown on one of the most challenging footprints at Oak Ridge National Laboratory after finishing deactivation work there. June 23, 2026
Cleanup progress continues across Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where workers recently began preparing another facility for demolition as they remove hazards and pave the way for the next chapter of scientific discovery and innovation at the site. June 16, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management mission is expanding from legacy cleanup to laying the foundation for America’s new nuclear energy era. June 9, 2026
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge have achieved the first-year goal for processing oxide waste at the Transuranic Waste Processing Center months ahead of schedule, progressing toward the removal of this legacy material from the Oak Ridge Reservation. June 9, 2026
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management crews have cleared the 2.5-acre footprint of the former Alpha-2 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex following demolition and removal of 81 million pounds of rubble and debris. May 26, 2026