DOE proposal to build new waste facility subject of Wednesday meeting
Submitted The U.S. Department of Energy has made great strides in cleaning up the Oak Ridge Reservation of outdated and contaminated buildings and soils. But since more work has been added to the...
View ArticleNew DOE landfill could cost $1 billion, including construction, operations
But it could also save $1 billion through on-site disposal, officials say A new landfill that would hold waste from cleanup work at federal sites in Oak Ridge could cost $1 billion, a project manager...
View ArticlePlanning to preserve history of K-25, which could be part of national park
It was once the world’s largest building under one roof and part of the one of the largest industrial projects ever, a top-secret program to build the world’s first atomic weapons in World War II....
View ArticleDOE seeks candidates for advisory board vacancies, applications due Sept. 30
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management is seeking volunteers to fill vacancies on the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board, or ORSSAB. The board is a federally...
View ArticleNew contractor operating Transuranic Waste Processing Center
Information from Oak Ridge Today and the January 2016 issue of “Advocate,” a publication of the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board North Wind Solutions took over the operation of the Transuranic...
View ArticleBudgeting for a clean future in Oak Ridge
By Ashley Huff Developing a budget for the massive cleanup efforts undertaken by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, or OREM, requires advanced planning and...
View ArticleLocal environmental board meets with federal, state agencies to discuss...
In August, members of a citizen’s advisory board met with representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Tennessee Department of Environment and...
View ArticleGovernment contractor expands, hires first East Tennessee employee
Bedrock Federal Services, a government contractor based in Maryland, has expanded and hired its first East Tennessee employee, a press release said. Shelley Kimel, the first East Tennessee employee,...
View ArticleFederal board recommends five cleanup priorities for Oak Ridge Reservation
A federal board has recommended five cleanup priorities for the Oak Ridge Reservation: offsite groundwater monitoring, future waste disposal capacity, the disposal of excess facilities, mercury in...
View ArticleA great technical achievement, Molten Salt Reactor could be entombed
Note: This story was updated at 8:30 p.m. Former director Alvin Weinberg once called it the greatest technical achievement at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It was inspired by the campaign to build a...
View ArticleAbout half of uranium-233 waste shipped from Building 3019 at ORNL
About half of the uranium-233 waste stored in Building 3019 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been shipped to a disposal facility in Nevada. The shipments were completed in August, said Jay Mullis,...
View ArticleSSAB to hear about DOE work to ensure sufficient waste disposal capacity
The Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board on Wednesday will hear about work by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management to ensure there is sufficient waste disposal...
View ArticleEnvironmental advisory board seeks new members
Members are being sought for an advisory board that learns about U.S. Department of Energy cleanup projects in Oak Ridge and, when appropriate, provides recommendations. The citizens advisory board is...
View ArticleSSAB to hear about reuse, historic preservation at ETTP
The Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board will hear about reuse and historic preservation at the East Tennessee Technology Park, including the new K-25 History Center, during a presentation next week....
View ArticleDOE plans to demolish world’s oldest operating nuclear facility
The U.S. Department of Energy plans to demolish the oldest operating nuclear facility in the world. The cleanup and demolition of Building 3019 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory could start sometime...
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