The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) crews have cleared the 2.5-acre site of the former Alpha-2 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex following demolition and removal of 81 million pounds of rubble and debris.
Waste disposal by OREM and cleanup contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) signifies the final chapter of this Manhattan Project-era building demolition project, moving this area of Y-12 closer to reuse for national security missions.
“Bringing the Alpha-2 building down was a significant achievement, but now the team has accomplished something equally as important by removing all the waste,” said Morgan Carden, Y-12 portfolio federal project director. “It’s rewarding to see how our cleanup progress is modernizing the site and providing the space necessary for new infrastructure.”…