December 19, 2023

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Oak Ridge Keeps Pace of Progress in 2023

DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) logged another successful year, achieving all of its EM priorities for 2023 and advancing cleanup across the site.

December 12, 2023

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Expanding University, College Partnerships Pays Dividends for Oak Ridge

Developing and maintaining a trained workforce is essential to continue advancing cleanup progress happening across DOE’s Oak Ridge Reservation.

December 5, 2023

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Oak Ridge Hosts Pilot Safety Culture Program

The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and cleanup contractor UCOR recently hosted a new safety culture assistance team that will visit DOE worksites to identify strengths and any gaps to excellence.

November 21, 2023

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Open House Connects Community, Oak Ridge Cleanup Leaders

The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) recently held an open house event, part of its ongoing commitment to keep the public informed about cleanup progress at the Oak Ridge Reservation.

November 17, 2023

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Energycast Oak Ridge - November 2023

In our November episode, our team gets a first look at the Lithium Processing Facility groundbreaking at Y-12. We cover crews making progress preparing the next reactor facility for demolition at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and recent figures from...

November 17, 2023

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DOE tasks UCOR to finish construction of Mercury Treatment Facility at Y-12

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) has tasked United Cleanup Oak Ridge, LLC (UCOR) with completing construction of the Mercury Treatment Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

November 14, 2023

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Oak Ridge Completes Landfill Expansion Ahead of Schedule

Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) lead cleanup contractor UCOR has finished constructing the final permitted cell in Landfill V ahead of schedule.

November 7, 2023

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Oak Ridge Crews Prep Reactor Facility for Demolition at ORNL

Fresh on the heels of demolishing the Bulk Shielding Reactor and Low Intensity Test Reactor over the past year, EM crews at Oak Ridge are now working to remove a third reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

October 31, 2023

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Cleanup Progress Enables Major Groundbreaking in Oak Ridge

EM’s steady work removing old, contaminated structures at Oak Ridge is paving the way for new uses of land, including a site where the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Lithium Processing

October 24, 2023

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DOE Honors Three EM Sites for Accomplishments in Sustainability

DOE awarded three EM sites with Sustainability Awards - Hanford, Oak Ridge and Paducah.