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US Department of Energy

22 facilities · 13 states · 5.5M lbs total releases

US Department of Energy operates 22 facilities reporting to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, with combined releases of 5.5M lbs. 11 of the 87 chemicals reported are classified as carcinogens.

Total Releases
5.5M lbs
Facilities
22
Chemicals
87
Carcinogens
11

US Department of Energy appears in the EPA Toxics Release Inventory as the parent or reported corporate owner of 22 individual facilities filing Form R disclosures under EPCRA Section 313. Operations span 13 states, and across all sites the company has disclosed a cumulative release total of 5.5M lbs.

The aggregated chemical footprint covers 87 distinct substances, of which 11 carry a carcinogen classification in the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Tennessee (2 facilities, 1.6M lbs), followed by Washington at 1.2M lbs. The single largest facility disclosure is NNSA Y-12 NATIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX in TN at 1.3M lbs.

Parent-company aggregation uses the company name as reported by each facility on its annual TRI filing; mergers, divestitures, or reporting variations across subsidiaries can produce inconsistent attribution year over year. All values are self-reported estimates under federal community right-to-know law and are not weighted by toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI does not establish a health risk to the public, it documents the regulatory disclosure record.

Where does this company operate?

State Facilities Total Releases
Tennessee 2 1.6M lbs
Washington 1 1.2M lbs
Idaho 1 1.0M lbs
South Carolina 1 770.2K lbs
New Mexico 3 362.3K lbs
New York 1 183.6K lbs
Illinois 2 152.4K lbs
Ohio 1 152.2K lbs
Kentucky 1 36.2K lbs
California 4 11.6K lbs
Texas 2 7.4K lbs
Louisiana 2 4.0K lbs
Missouri 1 281 lbs

Facilities (22)

Facility Releases
Nnsa Y-12 National Security Complex Oak Ridge, TN 1.3M lbs
US Doe Hanford Site Richland, WA 1.2M lbs
US Doe Idaho National Laboratory Site Scoville, ID 1.0M lbs
U.S. Doe Savannah River Ops Aiken, SC 770.2K lbs
US Doe Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN 304.7K lbs
US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Carlsbad, NM 225.3K lbs
U.S. Doe Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 183.6K lbs
US Doe Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Piketon, OH 152.2K lbs
U.S. Doe Argonne National Laboratory Lemont, IL 151.1K lbs
U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM 82.2K lbs
US Doe National Training Center Albuquerque, NM 54.8K lbs
US Doe Paducah Site Kevil, KY 36.2K lbs
US Doe Llnl Experimental Test Site (site 300) Tracy, CA 6.6K lbs
US Doe Slac National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park, CA 4.7K lbs
US Doe Bryan Mound Spr Site Freeport, TX 4.1K lbs
US Doe West Hackberry Spr Site Hackberry, LA 3.8K lbs
US Doe Big Hill Spr Site Winnie, TX 3.3K lbs
US Doe Fermilab Batavia, IL 1.3K lbs
U.S. Doe's Kansas City National Security Campus (kcnsc) Kansas City, MO 281 lbs
US Doe Sandia National Labs/california Livermore, CA 254 lbs
U.S. Doe Bayou Choctaw Spr Site Plaquemine, LA 206 lbs
U.S. Doe Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, CA 3 lbs

Frequently Asked Questions

How much pollution does US Department of Energy release?
US Department of Energy facilities have reported a total of 5.5M lbs in toxic releases to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory across 22 facilities in 13 states.
How many facilities does US Department of Energy operate?
US Department of Energy has 22 facilities tracked in the EPA TRI database, located in Tennessee, Washington, Idaho, South Carolina, New Mexico, New York, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, California, Texas, Louisiana, Missouri.
Does US Department of Energy release carcinogens?
Yes. US Department of Energy facilities release 11 chemicals classified as known or suspected carcinogens, out of 87 total chemicals reported to the EPA TRI.

About This Data

Parent company data comes from the EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). Release totals include all media (air, water, land, off-site transfers). Company names are reported as-is by facilities; some variations may refer to the same corporate entity.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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