https://www.nab.usace.army.mil Baltimore District News Releases RSS Feed en-us Tue, 23 Nov 2021 21:21:00 GMT Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:29:30 GMT https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2852793/army-corps-marks-completion-of-remediation-restoration-efforts-at-former-wwi-ch/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, marked the completion of the<br/> Tue, 23 Nov 2021 21:21:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2852793/army-corps-marks-completion-of-remediation-restoration-efforts-at-former-wwi-ch/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Historical People U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2328156/army-corps-to-decommission-and-dismantle-historic-deactivated-nuclear-power-pla/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has awarded a $67.98 million contract to joint venture APTIM AECOM Decommissioning LLC, of Alexandria for the decommissioning, dismantling and disposal of the deactivated SM-1 nuclear power plant — the Army’s first nuclear reactor and first facility in America to provide nuclear-generated power for a sustained period to the commercial grid.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Aug/27/2002486097/115/75/0/200827-A-WZ074-1001.JPG' alt='Aerial view of the former SM-1 nuclear power plant on Fort Belvoir in the 1960s. The facility provided limited power to Fort Belvoir and served as a training facility before being deactivated in 1973. SM-1 was partially decommissioned from 1973 into 1974, which consisted of the removal of the majority of the site’s radioactivity. This included the removal of nuclear fuel and control rods, minor decontamination, shipment of radioactive waste, sealing of the reactor pressure vessel, and installing appropriate warning signs and monitoring devices. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract August 27, 2020 for the final decommissioning, dismantling and disposal of the facility.' /> <br /> Fri, 28 Aug 2020 12:39:25 GMT Press Operations https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2328156/army-corps-to-decommission-and-dismantle-historic-deactivated-nuclear-power-pla/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Historical U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division