Environmental Remediation
Seventeen major sites located across the United States were once used for nuclear material production, weapons development, and weapons testing. A number of these sites are now contaminated with radionuclides, metals, or hazardous chemicals. These contaminants create a significant environmental liability that the Department of Energy (DOE) is dedicated to cleaning up.
To date, DOE has made significant progress remediating these sites by embracing a mission based on reducing risk and reducing environmental liability through fundamental scientific understanding and applied technologies. DOE intends to accelerate this progress through the integrated efforts of its Office of Science (SC), Office of Environmental Management (EM), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and Oak Ridge Site Operations (ORO).
DOE Environmental Management Website
