CURRENT STORIES


Cleanup Progress Continues to Benefit Idaho National Laboratory

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Cleanup Progress Continues to Benefit Idaho National Laboratory

Two decades ago, one contract encompassing the work of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management (EM) and Nuclear Energy (NE) offices at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) was split into two, one for each office.

The idea behind the change was that one contract for EM would accelerate the legacy environmental cleanup mission to reduce DOE’s environmental liabilities and enhance the INL’s nuclear mission. Meanwhile, the NE contract would progress and expand the laboratory’s NE and Homeland Security missions.

In light of the EM-NE partnership and EM’s progress meeting cleanup milestones, the state of Idaho recently signed a waiver to the 1995 Idaho Settlement Agreement, a pact for the DOE, state of Idaho and U.S. Navy that outlines several waste management and cleanup milestones and limits the import of spent nuclear fuel to the state. The waiver enables the INL to receive a research cask containing spent nuclear fuel from the North Anna Generating Station in Louisa County, Virginia. NE’s research will provide data for the licensing of extended storage at spent nuclear fuel facilities.

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Crews Take Down Idaho Naval Reactor Prototype Building

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Crews Take Down Idaho Naval Reactor Prototype Building

Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) crews have completed demolition of the Submarine 1st Generation Westinghouse (S1W) naval reactor prototype plant, safely using explosives to carry out this key milestone.

The effort, overseen by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) and ICP contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC), marks significant progress in reducing the legacy footprint at the Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) at the Idaho National Laboratory Site.

The carefully planned demolition followed extensive efforts that began in 2022 to safely remove contaminated and hazardous materials from the historic building. Earlier this year, ICP crews also removed the S1W’s defueled reactor vessel, disposing of it in a nearby onsite disposal facility in accordance with federal and state regulations.

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NEWS ARTICLES AND PRESS RELEASES

News Article | Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Cleanup Progress Continues to Benefit Idaho National Laboratory

Two decades ago, one contract encompassing the work of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management (EM) and Nuclear Energy (NE) offices at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) was split into two, one for each office.

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News Article | Tuesday, June 10, 2025

EM Contractors Contribute to $2 Billion Savings Milestone for DOE

Contractors throughout the cleanup complex have contributed about $360 million in savings toward a total $2 billion saved by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Supply Chain Management Center (SCMC).

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News Article | Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Crews Take Down Idaho Naval Reactor Prototype Building

Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) crews have completed demolition of the Submarine 1st Generation Westinghouse (S1W) naval reactor prototype plant, safely using explosives to carry out this key milestone.

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News Article | Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Idaho Eyes Submarine Reactor Prototype Demolition After Removing Components

Idaho Cleanup Project crews have achieved a significant milestone in the deactivation and demolition (D&D) of the defueled Submarine 1st Generation Westinghouse (S1W) naval nuclear propulsion prototype reactor plant, which had once served as a training ground for about 14,000 U.S. Navy submariners and plant operators.

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News Article | Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Waste Transfer Brings Idaho’s Underground Tanks a Step Closer to Closure

Cleanup crews transferred more than 20,000 gallons of radioactive liquid waste to reduce the environmental footprint of three underground waste tanks at the Idaho National Laboratory Site.

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News Article | Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Cost Savings in Idaho Help Accelerate Cleanup Work

The Idaho Cleanup Project has logged a series of performance and cost efficiency victories, allowing it to reinvest associated savings into more cleanup work.

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News Article | Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Idaho Swiftly Deploys Robotic Technology to Scan Waste Drums Following Testing

Idaho Cleanup Project personnel were so impressed with an inventive robotic technology during its demonstration recently that they immediately put it to work confirming the integrity of thousands of legacy waste drums, enabling their safe and compliant shipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for disposal and saving taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.

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News Article | Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Idaho Cleanup Crews Celebrate 7,500 Shipments to Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

The Idaho Cleanup Project team recently celebrated 7,500 transuranic waste shipments from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

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News Article | Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Idaho Contractor’s Grants Encourage Students to Pursue Careers Essential to EM

An Idaho Cleanup Project contractor has provided funding to 15 classrooms in southeastern Idaho to support local educators and encourage the next generation of workers to pursue technical careers.

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News Article | Tuesday, March 18, 2025

With One Mission Complete, Idaho Crew Pivots to Support Other Cleanup Work

After successfully completing their mission in one of the largest demolition projects in Idaho National Laboratory Site history, members of the Idaho Cleanup Project workforce are being trained for other cleanup work at the site.

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News Article | Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Idaho Waste Treatment Facility Surpasses State Milestones in Strong Five-Month Run

Facility treated over 1,700 gallons of waste per day — nearly triple the rate of previous run

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News Article | Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Test Proves Robot Successful in Supporting Idaho Waste Retrieval Mission

A robot central to innovative methods Idaho Cleanup Project crews are developing to retrieve calcine, a granular solid waste, has successfully demonstrated its proficiency.

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News Article | Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Construction of Idaho Landfill Expansion is Next After Crews Finish Excavations

Idaho Cleanup Project crews are preparing for the next stages of construction of a waste disposal facility expansion project following recent progress that includes completion of excavation for a new disposal cell and evaporation pond areas.

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News Article | Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Idaho Waste Treatment Facility Employs Successful Radiation Protection Program

Since beginning radiological operations in April 2023, the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit at the Idaho Cleanup Project has run a successful radiation protection program.

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News Article | Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Crews Take Down Hot Cell, Prepare to Demolish Idaho Naval Reactors Prototype

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) and its contractor at the Idaho Cleanup Project have removed an important support structure of the Submarine 1st Generation Westinghouse (S1W) naval propulsion prototype as they prepare for the facility’s demolition.

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