Cleanup projects for the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) can be challenging under normal circumstances, but a recent excavation effort involved another level of complexity for contractor UCOR.

In our March episode, we talk with personnel at Y-12 to learn how they share information during potential emergency events. They walk us through what happened during last month’s fire. We highlight a project where crews are climbing 250 feet to conduct...

The first fully electric vehicle quietly pulled into a parking space in Oak Ridge last week.

Oak Ridge hosted a panel at the 2023 Waste Management Symposia titled, “U.S. DOE Environmental Cleanup in Oak Ridge, TN: A New Chapter.”

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently welcomed eight new members to its Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) citizen advisory board. The Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board (ORSSAB) is a federally chartered...

Addressing mercury contamination at the Y-12 National Security Complex is one of the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management’s (OREM) top priorities.

DOE's Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded a Task Order to Professional Project Services, Inc of Oak Ridge, TN for the new Technical Support Services Contract (TSSC), to be performed at the OREM site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951, National Engineers Week is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers.

In our February episode, we talk with top scientists at ORNL about their research that’s identifying answers for a global pollutant. We also...

The Transuranic Waste Processing Center (TWPC) recently shipped its first load of transuranic (TRU) waste for disposal since coming under the management of Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) cleanup contractor UCOR.