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DOE Update

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Assistant Secretary Walsh Sees Nuclear Fuel Life Cycle Taking Shape in Oak Ridge; Final Leg of Powering America Roadshow Spotlights Paducah Hub; and much more!

Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Tim Walsh toured nuclear sites in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio to highlight the transition of former defense lands into commercial energy hubs. The initiative leverages remediated properties from Manhattan Project and Cold War operations for private nuclear fuel and reactor manufacturing projects.

The reuse of remediated federal properties supports the expansion of domestic fuel production and advanced reactor deployment. Transforming these legacy sites into active industrial centers creates regional employment while advancing commercial nuclear infrastructure goals across multiple states.

Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Tim Walsh joins representatives from nuclear companies building facilities in Oak Ridge for media availability during his visit. From left: Brandon Blamer, vice president of engineering, TRISO-X; Matt Wilson, vice president of capital projects, Radiant; Walsh; Jean-Luc Palayer, CEO and president...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM) Tim Walsh and other EM leaders received a firsthand look at new nuclear developments in Oak Ridge as part of a recent visit to Tennessee.

"The U.S. Department of Energy is accelerating President Trump's nuclear renaissance, and it's being unleashed right here in Tennessee," Walsh said.

Read the full article at DOE Office of Environmental Management:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOEOEM/bulletins/43116e3