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DOE to transfer 25 acres to CROET

Posted at 11:18 am May 13, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Heritage Center

The main entrance to the Heritage Center, the former K-25 site in west Oak Ridge, is pictured above. (Photo courtesy CROET)

The U.S. Department of Energy will transfer 25 acres at East Tennessee Technology Park’s Heritage Center to the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee, and officials have planned a Wednesday afternoon ceremony.

The speakers will include Mark Whitney, manager of DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, and Lawrence Young, CROET president and chief executive officer.

Special guests will include U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann and David Klaus, DOE deputy undersecretary for management and performance.

Filed Under: East Tennessee Technology Park, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Chuck Fleischmann, Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee, CROET, David Klaus, DOE, East Tennessee Technology Park, Heritage Center, Lawrence Young, Mark Whitney, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy

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