Oak Ridge Removes 81 Million Pounds of Debris Clearing Alpha-2 Footprint

[Marlin]

https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/oak-ridge-removes-81-million-pounds-debris-clearing-alpha-2-footprint

[News Wire]

Crews at the Y-12 National Security Complex finished removing 81 million pounds of debris from the former Alpha-2 facility footprint. This effort cleared 2.5 acres for future national security infrastructure projects six months ahead of schedule. Workers will now shift focus to processing lead waste before beginning the demolition of the Beta-1 building later this summer.

Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management crews have cleared the 2.5-acre footprint of the former Alpha-2 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex following demolition and removal of 81 million pounds of rubble and debris. May 26, 2026

Before-and-after aerial views of the Alpha-2 building show the facility prior to when demolition began in 2024, and after the teardown was finished earlier this year, a feat that cleared 2.5 acres of land for reuse.

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) crews have cleared the 2.5-acre footprint of the former Alpha-2 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex following demolition and removal of 81 million pounds of rubble and debris.

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