Demolition begins on Portsmouth’s largest processing building

November 21, 2025, 9:30AMRadwaste Solutions
Portsmouth Site workers have taken the “first bite” of the massive X-333 Process Building, signaling the start of demolition of the massive gaseous diffusion plant building. (Photo: DOE)

Workers have begun demolishing the massive X-333 Process Building at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced. The largest of three former uranium enrichment process buildings at Portsmouth, the X-333 building is the second of the three buildings to be demolished at the site and is a priority for DOE-EM.