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New National Laboratory Network Poised to Advance EM's Cleanup “The projects that are being planned and executed now will pay dividends in the future.” “This initiative is not only important for our cleanup program, but also for the future of DOE and Oak Ridge,” said Mullis. Workers conduct characterization and deactivation activities with an objective to demolish and dispose of the equipment. This project removes old, hazardous, mercury contaminated equipment from a future demolition work area. The work helps determine the disposal pathway for the building and its contents.Ĭleanup of the equipment for COLEX, a chemical separation process, adjacent to Alpha-4 is ongoing. Workers completed 80 percent of the characterization sampling within the nine remaining Biology Complex facilities. Its completion reduces future cleanup costs and stabilizes the environment for future demolition crews. In the past year, our workforce has already made progress remediating risks in multiple facilities at both Y-12 and ORNL.”Īt Y-12, crews completed roof repairs on Alpha-4, an aging building with mercury contamination, to prevent water intrusion, which is the most significant contributor to structural deterioration and the spread of contamination. “When Congress provided funding for this initiative we were positioned to begin addressing some of the most urgent risks immediately. “Several years ago, we had taken proactive steps to identify and evaluate all the remaining cleanup scope across Oak Ridge,” said Jay Mullis, OREM’s acting manager. These projects prevent the spread of contamination, help create safer environments for more than 8,000 employees and significantly lower future cleanup costs. The initiative allows Oak Ridge’s cleanup program and its prime cleanup contractor, URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR), to characterize and stabilize facilities not scheduled for near-term demolition. Y-12 has 90 excess facilities to address while ORNL has more than 200.

More than a quarter of all DOE’s high-risk excess facilities are at Oak Ridge’s Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Many of these facilities pose high risk from contamination and deteriorating structural integrities due to their age and the limited resources to maintain them.

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