EMDF Information

To successfully maintain the Department of Energy’s (DOE) environmental management mission on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR), a new waste disposal facility is needed. The current disposal facility is nearing capacity but there is significant cleanup remaining. DOE has worked collaboratively with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to develop plans for a new facility—the Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF). This facility will allow DOE to maintain its cleanup momentum in Oak Ridge, enhancing safety and enabling science and national security missions. (Read latest EMDF fact sheet.)

EMDF Informational Posters (Summer 2024)

EMDF poster: Next steps for project — Poster 1 of 8

EMDF poster: Groundwater Field Demonstration — Poster 2 of 8

EMDF poster: Early site preparation is complete — Poster 3 of 8

EMDF poster: Sustainability — Poster 4 of 8

EMDF poster: EMDF will support ongoing cleanup at ORNL and Y-12 — Poster 5 of 8

EMDF poster: EMDF helps us complete our mission at ORNL and Y-12 — Poster 6 of 8

EMDF poster: landfill location — Poster 7 of 8

EMDF poster: shows cells 1-4 and borrow area — Poster 8 of 8

View or download all 8 posters in one file.

Topics for Public Discussion

Screenshot of the first page of the EMDF Site Groundwater Characterization fact sheet — EMDF Site Groundwater Characterization fact sheet

Screenshot of the first page of the EMDF Waste Acceptance Criteria fact sheet — EMDF Waste Acceptance Criteria fact sheet

Screenshot of the first page of the EMDF Water Quality fact sheet — EMDF Water Quality Protection for Bear Creek fact sheet

Spanish version: EMDF Site Selection factsheet

Spanish version: EMDF Waste Acceptance Criteria factsheet

Screen shot of cover page: EMDF Water Quality Protection for Bear Creek fact sheet — Spanish version: EMDF Water Quality Protection for Bear Creek fact sheet

Project Framework Documents

Cover page of signed EMDF Record of Decision — Signed Record of Decision

PDF: EMDF • Proposed Plan – September 2018 — Proposed Plan – September 2018

PDF: Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study – February 2017 — Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study – February 2017

Additional Resources

PDF: • Technical Memo #1: Phase 1 Field Sampling Results — Technical Memo #1: Phase 1 Field Sampling Results

PDF: Technical Memo #2: Phase 1 Monitoring — Technical Memo #2: Phase 1 Monitoring

Screenshot of cover sheet to Development of Fish Tissue and Surface Water Preliminary Remediation Goals report — Development of Fish Tissue and Surface Water Preliminary Remediation Goals

Cover sheet of Performance Assessment for the Environmental Management Disposal Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee — Performance Assessment for the Environmental Management Disposal Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Cover sheet of Composite Analysis for the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility and the Environmental Management Disposal Facility, Oak Ridge, Tennessee — Composite Analysis for the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility and the Environmental Management Disposal Facility, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

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The recording of the public meeting about the proposed landfill held on Tuesday, May 17 is now available.

Access to Paper Documents

DOE’s Information Center provides citizens a consolidated facility to obtain information and records related to its projects and programs in Oak Ridge. If you would like paper copies of any of these documents, employees at the facility are available to assist with your requests and searches from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday. You can also search the complete catalogue online here.

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Oak Ridge, TN 37831

Email: doeic@science.doe.gov

Phone: (865) 241-4780