Oak Ridge Ingenuity Leads to Cost Savings in Fiscal Year 2026
October 7, 2026, 4:25 p.m.

Hybrid excavator demolishing the Old Steam Plant at the Y-12 National Security Complex. Image by UCOR

OAK RIDGE, TN - The U.S. Department of Energy’s mission to clean up legacy facilities is moving faster and smarter at the Oak Ridge Reservation. Through innovation and efficiency, cleanup contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge and the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management worked to save millions of dollars in cost savings in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 to pave the way for the future. Watch this video to learn more about how the team is achieving these goals.