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Demolition crews recently unleashed equipment, dubbed locally as the “Empress,” to begin tearing through the steel framework of the X-333 Process Building at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site. May 5, 2026
Decades of uranium enrichment operations at two former gaseous diffusion plants yielded thousands of cylinders of depleted uranium hexafluoride, or DUF6, that accumulated in storage yards. April 21, 2026
SB Energy, a SoftBank Group company, recently announced a unique public-private partnership to construct the world’s largest artificial intelligence data center on leased land at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site. April 7, 2026
Crews at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site are deactivating a unique facility that once housed more than 100 specialized laboratories, part of a broader plan to shrink the legacy footprint to enable long‑term economic growth, community revitalization and high‑quality jobs for American workers. April 7, 2026
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Oversized heavy shears and custom-made excavators will be used to efficiently dismantle the X-333 Process Building at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site. March 24, 2026
The Trump Administration is Bringing New Power Online, Lowering Energy Prices, Creating Thousands of Jobs, and Modernizing Infrastructure in Southern Ohio
The U.S. Department of Energy, alongside the U.S. Department of Commerce, today announced a unique public-private partnership with SoftBank and AEP Ohio to redevelop DOE land, modernize energy infrastructure, and develop advanced computing in Southern Ohio.
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
Radiation Technician Camron Griffey demonstrated that always being prepared can save a life. March 17, 2026