DOE Update

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DOE Update

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOEOEM/bulletins/430b3ca

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Community Reuse Organization Sets Stage for Portsmouth Site Revitalization; Hanford Builds on Drone Program to Improve Facility Inspections; and much more!

The Department of Energy transferred more than 350 acres of land at the former Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plant to a local community reuse organization to support future industrial development. Simultaneously, contractors at the Hanford Site deployed aerial drones to conduct routine roof inspections on inactive nuclear facilities.

Releasing portions of former nuclear production footprints allows regional entities to pursue commercial energy projects and local economic revitalization. Expanding remote technology use helps complex nuclear operators minimize industrial hazards and reduce fall risks for personnel during routine facility maintenance and structural assessments across aging infrastructure.

Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI) staff and board members participate in a celebration at the Centrus facility, shown in background, on the Portsmouth Site. Centrus recently announced an expansion to support uranium enrichment. From left, SODI Board Member Tom Woltz, Administrative Assistant Donna Carson, Board Chair Herman Potter...

PIKETON, Ohio — The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) community reuse organization at the Portsmouth Site is seeing decades of efforts to redevelop the former gaseous diffusion plant pay off.

Over 350 acres have been transferred to the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI) from the Portsmouth Site, almost 10% of the original site footprint. Companies are making plans to unleash American energy, support national security and enable U.S. innovation and jobs.

Read the full article at DOE Office of Environmental Management:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOEOEM/bulletins/430b3ca