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Oak Ridge cleanup crews beat first-year goal for legacy oxide waste processing

June 15, 2026, 11:58AMNuclear News
A canister of legacy oxide waste generated from previous research and development activities at ORNL is vented in a glovebox prior to being packaged for disposal. (Photo: DOE)

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and cleanup contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge have surpassed their first-year target for processing legacy oxide waste at the site’s Transuranic Waste Processing Center (TWPC), reaching the milestone four months ahead of schedule.

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