The Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) leads a recent tour of the REAC/TS facility with a radiologic technology class from Roane State Community College. (Photo courtesy ORAU)
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A former REAC/TS participant and current professor at Roane State Community recently led a radiologic technology class on a tour of REAC/TS.
REAC/TS is an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education facility managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities for the U.S. Department of Energy with the mission to strengthen the medical response to radiological and nuclear incidents. REAC/TS provides 24/7 medical support and deployment to provide emergency medical consultation for incidents involving radioactive materials and ionizing radiation worldwide. REAC/TS also conducts ongoing research into the biological effects of radiation and provides continuing medical education for healthcare providers.
Pictured above from left are nurse/paramedic Rob Beauchamp from the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS); Julie Hall, right, Roane State Community College radiologic technology program director and assistant professor, and one of her students, Drew Campbell, back. Hall is a former student of the Roane State Radiologic Program who went to REAC/TS as a student for assistance in her research and studies.
White House science adviser John Holdren, right, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Thom Mason are pictured above. (ORNL photo/Jason Richards)
John Holdren, assistant to the president for science and technology and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, delivered the fourth talk of the Eugene P. Wigner Distinguished Lecture Series in Science, Technology, and Policy on Thursday at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The lecture series started in November at in the Iran Thomas Auditorium at ORNL’s Spallation Neutron Source. Other speakers have included former Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
Karen Lacey, LiveWise dietician at the Y-12 National Security Complex, explains how to read the nutrition facts from the label on a loaf of gluten-free bread as Amy Hinkel and her mom Vickie listen. Lacey has been advising Y-12 employees for the past three years on how to make good food choices. She recently led a field trip to Oak Ridge’s Food City to educate employees and their families on making good choices when shopping.
Karen Lacey, LiveWise dietician at the Y-12 National Security Complex, recently led a field trip to Oak Ridge’s Food City to educate employees and their families on making good choices when shopping. Lacey has been advising Y-12 employees for the past three years on how to make good food choices. [Read more…]
There are few cars on South Illinois Avenue near Centrifuge Way after a winter storm dumped eight to 12 inches of snow on parts of Oak Ridge and Anderson County.
More than eight inches of snow fell in parts of Oak Ridge between Wednesday night and Thursday morning as a major winter storm hit the Southeast. There were reports that up to 12 inches fell in parts of Anderson County. A National Weather Service meteorologist said it was the most snow in one storm in about 15 years.
Here are photos from across Oak Ridge on Thursday morning as some residents and workers cleared roads or shoveled sidewalks and driveways, while others enjoyed the day off by sledding at Blankenship Field.
Adults and children enjoy sledding at Blankenship Field on Thursday.
The Oak Ridge High School Wildcats cheerleaders are having a fundraising pancake breakfast from 8-10 a.m. Saturday at Applebee’s in Oak Ridge.
The pancake breakfast will have the cheerleaders and their mascot raise money for end-of-year expenses.
Applebee’s is at 1213 Oak Ridge Turnpike.
Photo courtesy of Coach Christina Duncan
(Photo courtesy of Anderson County government)
John Vickery, Anderson County’s director of fleet services, and building maintenance team member Jeff McCracken, worked outside in the cold Wednesday afternoon to clear the sidewalks and the area surrounding the Courthouse in Clinton in preparation for the opening of business on Thursday morning.
B&W Y-12 Director of Public Affairs Bill Reis, right, hands a $2,500 donation to Mike Belbeck, Methodist Medical Center’s president and chief administrative officer. The funds will go toward MMC’s Hospitality Houses, which provide temporary lodging for patients and families who travel to Oak Ridge for extended medical treatment.
From Y-12 News Notes
Here are a few pictures of the Dec. 14 Christmas parade, courtesy of Ray Smith. To see more photos, visit Smith’s album on Google Plus.
A home on Newberry Circle is decorated with Christmas lights. (Photo courtesy David Nelson)
Oak Ridge Today reader David Nelson sent us a picture of his home at 119 Newberry Circle decorated with Christmas lights. Thank you, David.
If you have pictures of a house that you think we should feature, you may send your photo(s) to [email protected]. Thank you for reading Oak Ridge Today.
Race photographer Gabe Walker of Walker Athletic Photography provided the following photos from the Secret City Half Marathon on Sunday. You can order prints here.
More than 500 runners start the Secret City Half Marathon on Briarcliff Avenue on Sunday. (Photos courtesy Gabe Walker of Walker Athletic Photography)
The Tennessee Division of Forestry conducts controlled burns on top of Pine Ridge in south Oak Ridge on Saturday.
State and local firefighters had controlled burns on top of Pine Ridge in south Oak Ridge on Saturday.
The burning on the ridge between South Illinois Avenue and Scarboro Road was scheduled to start at about noon Saturday and end before dark. The burns were conducted by the Tennessee Division of Forestry with help from the Oak Ridge Fire Department.
The goal was to help reduce the risk of an uncontrolled fire occurring at the site, also called Summit Ridge, and to help promote the growth of new vegetation in the area, a press release said. [Read more…]
