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UPF: World-class engineering problems to work through, but site work has started

May 30, 2013 By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Pictured above is the proposed Uranium Processing Facility at Y-12 National Security Complex, with the administrative area in the front and the fortified section of the building in the rear. (Submitted image)

There are some “world-class engineering problems” to work through, but site preparation work has started on the giant new Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex, a project official said Thursday.

“We’re finally starting to make some traction,” UPF Federal Project Director John Eschenberg told several hundred people at the two-day Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit at Y-12’s New Hope Center.

Eschenberg said the site prep work could last 18 months, and it will include work on power distribution and underground water lines as well as moving a section of Bear Creek Road to the north. Three contracts have already been awarded to East Tennessee small businesses. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Federal, Government, Oak Ridge, Roane County, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility, John Eschenberg, New Hope Center, site prep, Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit, UPF, uranium processing facility, Y-12 National Security Complex

House leader’s speech emphasizes research, mixes in politics

May 30, 2013 By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Eric Cantor

Note: This story was updated at 12:35 p.m.

In his first visit to Oak Ridge, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor paid tribute to the national security and science work that has occurred here dating back to World War II, called for a continued emphasis on research and discovery, and touched on political topics including the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, unemployment, and the nation’s social safety net.

A Virginia Republican, Cantor said the U.S. House of Representatives last week passed the Northern Route Approval Act, allowing the Keystone XL pipeline to be completed. The bill declares that a presidential permit is not required to approve the section of the pipeline from Alberta to Nebraska, which crosses a national border. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, East Tennessee Technology Park, Federal, Government, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Roane County, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Eric Cantor, House, House Majority Leader, Keystone XL, Manhattan Project, New Hope Center, Northern Route Approval Act, nuclear medicine, oil sands, pipeline, President Barack Obama, research, Senate, social safety net, Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit, World War II, Y-12 National Security Complex

Alexander unveils his four principles for clean, cheap, reliable energy

May 29, 2013 By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Lamar Alexander

It’s been five years since U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander called for a new Manhattan Project for energy independence, and during a Wednesday update, the senator said four “grand principles” should guide America’s energy policy.

The senator said his principles—which include research and development, free market forces, and cheaper, clean energy—would “end an obsession with taxpayer subsidies and strategies for expensive energy.” They would instead focus on “doubling research and allowing marketplace solutions to create an abundance of clean, cheap, reliable energy,” Alexander said during a Wednesday afternoon speech at the Tennessee Valley Corridor Summit in Oak Ridge.

The senator called for doubling research funding and ending long-term subsidies for “big oil” and “big wind.” [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, East Tennessee Technology Park, Federal, Government, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Office, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, Roane County, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: advanced biofuels, ARPA-E, cap-and-trade, carbon capture, clean energy, electric vehicles, energy independence, Energy Innovation Hubs, energy policy, free market, fusion, Germany, grand principles, green buildings, Lamar Alexander, Manhattan Project, New Hope Center, nuclear waste, renewable energy, Republican, research and development, solar power, subsidies, Tennessee Valley Corridor Summit, U.S. Department of Energy, wind power, Y-12 National Security Complex

UT, Y-12, Stanley Healthcare work to cut down on patient wait times

May 29, 2013 By University of Tennessee Leave a Comment

KNOXVILLE—Most people have experienced a long wait to see a doctor. Technology being developed through a new collaboration between the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Y-12 National Security Complex, and Stanley Healthcare aims to cut down on wait times.

The three entities are developing an intelligent interactive dashboard that crunches data in real time to help managers determine how best to administer flow.

An official signing of a cooperative research and development agreement was signed during the Tennessee Valley Corridor’s National Technology Summit on Wednesday evening at the Y-12 National Security Complex’s New Hope Center in Oak Ridge. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, College, Education, Top Stories, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Colby Mattie, cooperative research and development agreement, data, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, health clinic, intelligent interactive dashboard, Jim Ostrowski, National Technology Summit, New Hope Center, patient waiting time, Rupy Sawhney, Stanley Healthcare, Taylor Eighmy, Tennessee Valley Corridor, Tom Berg, University of Tennessee, Xueping Li, Y-12 National Security Complex

Final sale day at Alexander Inn

May 28, 2013 By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Plans call for converting the Alexander Inn, formerly known as The Guest House, into an assisted living center.

The first estate sale at the Alexander Inn was very popular, and now the East Tennessee Preservation Alliance plans to have a second.

It will be this Saturday, and the ETPA said it’s the second and final estate “tag” sale.

The sale will from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. ETPA is holding it in conjunction with Knox Heritage’s Salvage Room. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Alexander Inn, East Tennessee Preservation Alliance, estate sale, ETPA, Family Pride Corp., Guest House, Knox Heritage, Manhattan Project, Salvage Room

With renovations under way, hundreds shop at Alexander Inn estate sale

May 28, 2013 By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Hundreds of people lined up at the Alexander Inn on Saturday for an estate sale, an unprecedented opportunity to buy items ranging from bed frames and Bibles to chairs and chandeliers, before the vacant, historic hotel is converted into an assisted living center. (Photo by Don Hunnicutt)

Renovations have started at the historic Alexander Inn, and on Saturday, hundreds of people shopped at an estate sale at the vacant, two-story hotel, taking advantage of an unprecedented opportunity to buy items from the 1940s to the 1980s, including bed frames and Bibles, chairs and chandeliers, and dishes and dressers.

Halfway through the three-hour sale, a project executive estimated that more than 500 people had attended. At one point, the line of people waiting to get in stretched from the hotel, located on East Madison Road, to Kentucky Avenue, said Rick Dover, general manager of Family Pride, which has proposed converting the dilapidated hotel into an assisted living center. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Alexander Inn, assisted living center, East Tennessee Preservation Alliance, estate sale, ETPA, Family Pride Corp., Guest House, hotel, InSite Development Corp., Jackson Square, Knox Heritage, Manhattan Project, National Historic Register, Rick Dover, Salvage Room, U.S. Department of Energy

USEC to cease uranium enrichment at Paducah Plant

May 24, 2013 By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

USEC Inc. announced Friday that it had not been able to conclude a deal for the short-term extension of uranium enrichment at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky, and the company will begin ceasing uranium enrichment at the end of May. The Paducah plant is the only U.S.-owned and operated uranium enrichment facility in the United States. USEC, which has operations in Oak Ridge, leases the Kentucky plant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

“While we have pursued possible opportunities for continuing enrichment, DOE has concluded that there were not sufficient benefits to the taxpayers to extend enrichment,” said Robert Van Namen, USEC senior vice president and chief operating officer. ”I am extremely disappointed to say we must now begin to take steps to cease enrichment. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: American Centrifuge, DOE, Oak Ridge, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Robert Van Namen, Steve Penrod, U.S. Department of Energy, uranium enrichment, USEC, USEC Inc.

Perma-Fix awards scholarships from Roane Chamber high school career day

May 22, 2013 By Roane County Chamber of Commerce Leave a Comment

The third annual Perma-Fix Career Day Scholarships have been awarded to a graduate from each of the five Roane County high schools. The students receiving the $250 scholarships applied for them during their junior year while participating in the High School Career Day, sponsored by the Roane County Chamber of Commerce.

The five graduating students receiving the Perma-Fix Scholarships this year are David “Tre” Pack, Harriman High; Patricia Howe, Midway High; Charlee Lee Roberts, Oliver Springs High, Eric Luffman, Roane-Kingston County High; and Kelsey Legg, Rockwood High. They all attended the Chamber’s 2011 Career Day. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, College, Education, K-12, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Lutz, Charlee Lee Roberts, David “Tre” Pack, Diversified Scientific Services Inc., Eric Luffman, Harriman High School, High School Career Day, Kelsey Legg, Kenyon Mee, Midway High School, Oliver Springs High School, Patricia Howe, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Roane Alliance, Roane County, Roane County Chamber of Commerce, Roane-Kingston County High School, Rockwood High School, scholarships

TVC Summit next week includes House majority leader

May 22, 2013 By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Eric Cantor

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Business, community, and political leaders and senior decision-makers will convene at the 2013 Tennessee Valley Corridor Summit next week to discuss issues that are critical to the economic engine of the Tennessee Valley, a press release said.

Hosted by Third District Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, the two-day meeting themed “Securing America’s Future” will focus on energy and environment, innovation and entrepreneurism, public and private partnerships, and advanced manufacturing, the release said.

The Summit will be held at the Y-12 National Security Complex’s New Hope Center in Oak Ridge on May 29-30. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Federal, Government, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: advanced manufacturing, Andy Page, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, Bill Johnson, Bob Raines, Chuck Fleischmann, DOE, DOE Oak Ridge Office, economy, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, Eric Cantor, House Majority Leader, innovation, John Morris, Lamar Alexander, Mark Whitney, National Nuclear Security Administration, Neile Miller, NNSA, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pete Lyons, Phil Roe, public/private partnerships, Randall T. Kempner, Securing America’s Future, Tech 20/20, Tennessee Valley, Tennessee Valley Corridor Summit, Thom Mason, TVA, U.S. Department of Energy

Rowe named Roane Alliance office, fiscal services manager

May 22, 2013 By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

Brenda Rowe has been named office and fiscal services manager for The Roane Alliance.

Rowe has been working for The Roane Alliance since July of last year, after working in the public relations office at Roane State Community College in Harriman. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Brenda Rowe, fiscal services manager, Leslie Henderson, office manager, The Roane Alliance

TVA names Horizon Center site as primary data center site

May 21, 2013 By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A 28-acre site at Horizon Center has been designated by the Tennessee Valley Authority as a site that is ready to recruit data centers. (Submitted photo)

The Tennessee Valley Authority has identified a 28-acre site at Horizon Center in west Oak Ridge as a potential data center site, a designation that will help Oak Ridge recruit companies, an official said.

“Having a primary data center site in Oak Ridge is a tremendous advantage and will definitely give us a competitive edge when recruiting data center prospects,” said Kim Denton, president and chief executive officer of the Oak Ridge Economic Partnership. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Federal, Government, Oak Ridge, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: data center, Deloitte Consulting, Horizon Center, John Bradley, Kim Denton, Oak Ridge Economic Partnership, Oak Ridge Electric Department, Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board, OREP, primary data center, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA

Roane Alliance kicks off Education Matters! fundraising drive

May 19, 2013 By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Front row: Allen Lutz; back row (l-r): Carmen Van Horn, Gary Aytes, Chris Whaley, Leslie Henderson, and Chris Ayers. (Submitted photo)

The Roane Alliance on Thursday kicked off a fund drive to keep its Education Matters! initiative—a “Best Practice” program, according to the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce— continuing in the future.

The Education Matters! program funding is being cut as of June 30 of this year.

“The Education Matters! mission is that every child in Roane County gets some post-secondary education—and does well at it,” said Leslie Henderson, president and chief executive officer of The Roane Alliance. “Education Matters! is making remarkable progress towards that goal, but starting at the end of June this year, the program has lost its funding and we need the community’s help. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Education, K-12, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Lutz, Education Matters, Knoxville Oak Ridge Innovation Valley, Leslie Henderson, Roane Alliance, Roane County, Roane County Public Schools, Roane State Community College; Tennessee Technology Center Harriman; Roane County United Way