One Year In: EM Marks Historic Progress Under Assistant Secretary Walsh

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One Year In: EM Marks Historic Progress Under Assistant Secretary Walsh

https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/one-year-em-marks-historic-progress-under-assistant-secretary-walsh

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The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management completed multiple cleanup milestones during the first year under Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary Tim Walsh. Projects included finishing the removal of uranium tailings at the Moab Site, initiating tank waste vitrification at Hanford, and advancing ventilation upgrades at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

The agency is also repurposing remediated Cold War sites into American Energy Hubs to support private investments in nuclear fuel facilities, advanced manufacturing, and computing infrastructure. These initiatives aim to accelerate cleanup timelines, reduce long-term nuclear waste, and strengthen the domestic fuel cycle for advanced reactors.

First Senate-confirmed EM leader in more than six years drives record results, launches bold vision for nuclear renaissance

Energy Secretary Chris Wright, left, tours the Waste Treatment Plant at the Hanford Site with Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Tim Walsh in December 2025.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — One year after Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Tim Walsh was sworn in as the first Senate-confirmed leader for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (EM) in more than six years, the cleanup team has achieved a string of historic cleanup milestones, record private investment and a bold new strategic vision highlighting a program being transformed.

Read the full article at Energy.gov:
https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/one-year-em-marks-historic-progress-under-assistant-secretary-walsh