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A demonstration of an innovative technology has proved successful in safely treating and permanently disposing of a complex legacy waste stored at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the past 50 years, reducing significant risk. March 31, 2026

The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management recently achieved a priority for the U.S. Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup program by reaching the halfway mark in its uranium-233 processing campaign. March 24, 2026

Successful cleanup and reuse efforts underway at the Oak Ridge, Paducah, and Portsmouth sites are vividly illustrating the Office of Environmental Management’s ability to successfully deliver its vision of nuclear restoration and revitalization across the DOE complex, federal and contractor leaders said. March 17, 2026

The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge have begun major field work to address an old scrapyard, a project that will remove risks and allow future industrial reuse on the land. March 10, 2026

The Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management has completed its largest land transfer to date, transferring more than 700 acres to the community to support economic development and energy innovation.