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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management have confirmed half of the federal acreage on the 33,000-acre Oak Ridge Reservation was not impacted by historic operations and does not require environmental cleanup. December 9, 2025

OREM worked with EPA and TDEC to confirm half of the acreage on the Oak Ridge Reservation was not impacted by previous operations and does not require cleanup. This clarification provides transparency about the condition of the land and supports reuse.

Insight and a questioning attitude from a project manager has led the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management to accelerate one of the largest demolitions on the horizon at the Y-12 National Security Complex and help avoid millions of dollars in costs to taxpayers. November 25, 2025

The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management made strides moving environmental cleanup and reindustrialization forward across Oak Ridge with the help of contractors United Cleanup Oak Ridge and Isotek in the fiscal year that recently ended. November 18, 2025

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management and Office of Science today issued a Request for Proposal seeking proposals from companies to build and power AI data centers at DOE’s Oak Ridge Reservation.