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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth and Paducah sites recently released annual reports of their environmental monitoring and compliance activities central to cleanup as they transition from nuclear remediation to nuclear renaissance. March 10, 2026
Erik Olds laid out how the two organizations contribute to the U.S. Department of Energy’s priorities during a recent regional business opportunities exchange held by the Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association. March 3, 2026
When it comes to safely demolishing a 33-acre facility, Portsmouth Site team members think pink: They painted nearly 300 valves inside a former uranium enrichment plant bright pink to make their presence easily visible during the building demolition. February 25, 2026
Sharing knowledge of the best approaches to deactivating process buildings is one of the ways the two Portsmouth Paducah Project Office sites align to advance cleanup of former uranium enrichment plants and free up land for America’s golden era of energy dominance and strong national security. January 27, 2026
The seamless transfer of four robotic demolition machines from the Portsmouth Site in Ohio to Oak Ridge in Tennessee illustrates how equipment sharing among cleanup sites within the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management continues to enhance worker safety, save taxpayer dollars and reduce equipment inventory. January 20, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management issued a final request for proposal for the Portsmouth Infrastructure Support Services procurement.
Thanks to their safe and successful cleanup work in 2025, the Portsmouth and Paducah sites demonstrated the strong role the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management plays in advancing American energy dominance and innovation. December 23, 2025
Cleanup program recently awarded performance-based fee payments to 12 of its contractors at sites across the DOE complex. December 23, 2025
2025 Accomplishments
The Portsmouth Site announced the start of structural demolition on the X-333 Process Building last month, almost 70 years to the day it was turned over to the Atomic Energy Commission, a predecessor agency to the U.S. Department of Energy, to assume the facility’s role in fueling America’s fight in the Cold War. December 9, 2025