# Amentum Opens Oak Ridge Nuclear Headquarters

Amentum opened its Global Nuclear headquarters in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and announced a five-year, $500,000 Nuclear Scholars Program with Roane State Community College and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The program is intended to build nuclear-sector workforce capacity through curriculum development and scholarships, with its first cohort planned for late 2026. The announcement comes as Amentum leads the United Cleanup Oak Ridge partnership’s $8.3 billion, 10-year Department of Energy cleanup contract, which began in May 2022; it does not announce a new solicitation.

- The headquarters and scholars program signal continued investment in the Oak Ridge nuclear and environmental-management workforce supporting DOE work.
- Companies involved in Oak Ridge cleanup or related nuclear work can assess whether workforce development and academic partnerships would strengthen their ability to support current and future work.
- Treat the announcement as a market and talent-pipeline signal, not as a near-term bidding opportunity; the first scholar cohort is planned for late 2026, with international academic partnerships planned for fall 2027.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Energy & Utilities, Environment
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 13, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- Roane State Community College
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville)

### Vendors
- Amentum (Lead contractor and lead partner in United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR))
- Jacobs (UCOR partnership participant)
- Honeywell (UCOR partnership participant)

### Sources
- [Amentum Opens Global Nuclear HQ, Launches Scholars Program](https://www.executivebiz.com/articles/amentum-global-nuclear-hq-scholars-program) - ExecutiveBiz