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January 13, 2017
OREM is conducting important risk reduction and stabilization activities inside old, contaminated buildings located at Y-12 and ORNL. (Above) Workers are performing activities at ORNL's Building 3026 to eliminate contamination pathways until it can be demolished.
Oak Ridge’s cleanup program reaches new heights in 2016

In 2016, OREM reached new heights by completing projects no one else in the world has ever achieved, and initiating a new phase of cleanup that enhances safety and lays the groundwork for modernization at the Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

December 29, 2016
EM's Richland Operations Office achieved cost savings by increasing disposal capacity at the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility, known as the “hub” of Hanford cleanup.
EM Sites Cut Costs by More Than $100 Million in Fiscal Year 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – EM sites reduced operating costs by more than $100 million in fiscal year (FY) 2016, responding to a challenge from EM leadership to free more funding for cleanup.

December 29, 2016
UCOR workers take down the final portion of Building K-27 earlier this year, achieving Vision 2016, a DOE goal to remove all of the former uranium enrichment buildings at the East Tennessee Technology Park by the end of 2016. K-27 was the fifth and final gaseous diffusion building to be demolished at the site. Successful demolitions of the four other buildings were completed from 2006 to 2015.
EM’s Oak Ridge Cleanup Contractor Earns 94 Percent of Available Fee

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – EM’s cleanup contractor at the Oak Ridge site received about $3.4 million for its performance from April through September 2016, or 94 percent of the total award fee available.

December 15, 2016
A rendering of East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) in 2020, when cleanup there is scheduled for completion. ETTP offers robust infrastructure and multiple parcels spanning hundreds of acres, capable of attracting and supporting large-scale industry.
EM’s First Reindustrialization Program Turns 20

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Community leaders and area economic development officials joined DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee (CROET) on Dec. 8 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of an innovative program designed to attract new industries and jobs to a former uranium enrichment complex.

November 16, 2016
Workers from CH2M subcontractor Stillwater drill a groundwater well in the Hanford Site’s 100-N Area.
EM’s Prime Contractors Surpass Goals to Support Small Businesses

Several prime contractors performing cleanup work across the EM complex exceeded their goals of subcontracting with small businesses in fiscal 2016, which spans Oct. 1, 2015 to Sept. 30, 2016.

November 16, 2016
Workers inspect waste at the Transuranic Waste Processing Center
Transuranic Waste Processing Center Exceeds Contract Year Goals

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – EM’s Transuranic Waste Processing Center recorded an outstanding year by exceeding all of its goals as workers continued to process and prepare Oak Ridge’s inventory of transuranic waste for offsite disposal.

September 13, 2016
EM Update Highlights Oak Ridge Cleanup Milestone

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – In this issue of EM Update, we mark the Oak Ridge EM program’s world-first accomplishment: completion of decontamination, decommissioning and demolition of its uranium gaseous diffusion enrichment process buildings.

September 13, 2016
Workers take down Building K-27.
Employees, Regulators and Lawmakers Celebrate Oak Ridge Milestone

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – More than 100 national, state and local officials, and 1,200 federal and contractor employees braved Tennessee’s summer heat on Aug. 30 to witness the culmination of more than a decade of decontamination, decommissioning and demolition work here at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP).

September 13, 2016
EM Update spoke with Sue Cange, manager of the DOE Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, on recently completing Vision 2016 for the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) cleanup, which entailed decommissioning and demolition of five former gaseous diffusion enrichment plants dating back to World War II, as well as plans for the next stage of the ETTP cleanup.
EM Oak Ridge Manager Reflects on Reaching Vision 2016

EM Update spoke with Sue Cange, manager of the DOE Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, on recently completing Vision 2016 for the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) cleanup, which entailed decommissioning and demolition of five former gaseous diffusion enrichment plants dating back to World War II, as well as plans for the next stage of the ETTP cleanup.

September 13, 2016
Workers enter Building K-27 to prepare the facility for demolition.
Vision 2016: An Accomplishment a Decade in the Making

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – On Aug 30, 2016, longtime EM employees stood attentively near the demolition site watching the final portion of Building K-27 crash to the ground.