Emergency responders from the Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, along with federal, state and local emergency management personnel, will conduct an emergency exercise on Wednesday, June 7 at ORNL. The public may observe emergency responders simulating response activities and performing environmental monitoring or sampling in the area …
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The Department of Energy (DOE) Public Bus Tour is a one-of-a-kind tour that visits the primary sites of the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, TN. Each tour includes two guides to help share the unique scientific history of the Secret City including The American Museum of Science and Energy, the …
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Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 11, 2023 – United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) has awarded $40,000 in mini-grants to East Tennessee teachers in 28 schools. The grants will fund K-12 school projects in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, as well as related classes. This is UCOR’s first round of mini-grant awards …
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The US Department of Justice announced Tuesday that a former Department of Energy contractor was sentenced to just over 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. According to the DOJ release (which can be read below), 57-year-old David Bryon King pleaded guilty …
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It’s called “No One Fights Alone” a program today held at the Pollard Technology Conference Center in Oak Ridge, the event was celebrating the partnership between the medical research community, federal government, and private companies that is enabling revolutionary new cancer treatments. Attendees heard about the next chapter of this …
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The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge landfill for cleanup wastes, known as the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility, is expected to run out of space around 2020. A proposed new landfill would be constructed adjacent to the existing facility in Bear Creek Valley. (UCOR photo) There will be an open …
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Oak Ridge, Tenn., September 13, 2022 – United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) has again been recognized with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Voluntary Protection Program’s (VPP) Star of Excellence. UCOR has previously achieved the Star of Excellence four successive years (2017–2020), which led to the company’s Legacy of Stars award …
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Frontier leverages ORNL’s extensive expertise in accelerated computing for open science and will enable researchers to tackle problems of national and global importance deemed impossible to solve as recently as five years ago. August 17, 2022 The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory celebrated the debut of Frontier, the …
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The Pine Ridge substation now serves the Y-12 site, including the Uranium Processing Facility. Oak Ridge, Tenn.— Y-12 flipped the switch on a new era as crews finalized the process of moving the entire site’s electrical supply to the new Pine Ridge substation. In June, the Building 9204-02 (Beta 2) …
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Monday was the first day of work for the new-look United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) as the company undertakes the $8.3 billion Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup Contract. The company is a new configuration of UCOR, formerly an Amentum-led partnership with Jacobs. Under the new name and new contract, Amentum and …
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