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Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Tim Walsh and other EM leaders received a firsthand look at new nuclear developments in Oak Ridge as part of a recent visit to Tennessee.

Cleanup crews have finished demolishing a tight cluster of 10 historic, highly contaminated buildings at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, concluding a six-year project to eliminate legacy hazards and help transform the heart of the laboratory’s central campus, creating new opportunities for future research missions.

The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management processed 62 canisters of uranium-233 for safe transportation and disposal during the fiscal year that recently ended, surpassing its 50-canister goal as crews advance the highest priority cleanup project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge are improving the Transuranic Waste Processing Center to broaden waste processing capabilities.

Innovative mechanical problem-solving led the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and cleanup contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge to achieve significant cost savings and dodge a monthslong project delay at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.