This month in Oak Ridge

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October Energycast; 2027 Cleanup Priorities; Waste Management Upgrades; and more

Crews at the Oak Ridge Reservation completed major infrastructure upgrades and demolished ten legacy buildings during fiscal year 2026 while logging over 1.3 million safe work hours. Operators also installed a smartphone-based remote monitoring system at the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility to track landfill wastewater. These projects reduce environmental risks and support ongoing research missions at the federal site.

QuoteIn this episode, meet the team behind a critical 2.5-year piping replacement project supporting daily operations and ongoing missions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. On the lab's central campus, see how crews demolished ten Isotope Row buildings in just a few months, reducing risk and opening space for future research. We also follow the Orano...

OREM and UCOR reached major cleanup milestones in fiscal year 2026 while maintaining a strong safety record. Crews logged more than 1.3 million safe work hours as they tackled some of the nation's most complex environmental cleanup challenges across the Oak Ridge Reservation. Read more about the year's standout safety achievements and cleanup progress.

Read the full article at DOE Office of Environmental Management:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOEOEM/bulletins/42e27cc