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Pictures: Rep. Diane Black tours ORNL

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Diane Black Tours CASL

Rep. Diane Black views a 3-D visualization during a tour of the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (Photos by ORNL’s Jason Richards)

U.S. Rep. Diane Black, a Republican from Tennessee’s 6th District, visited Oak Ridge National Laboratory Monday afternoon.

Black received an overview of the lab’s research and development activities and toured the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, the EVEREST Visualization Lab, the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors facility, the Spallation Neutron Source, and the Carbon Fiber Technology Facility.

Here are a few pictures provided by ORNL. [Read more…]

Picture: BMX bike winner announced from Secret City Festival

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Secret City Festival BMX Winner

Manderley Swain won a BMX bike on Saturday, June 22, at the annual Secret City Festival in Oak Ridge. Pictured above are Manderley (left) and her son (right).

Pictures: Flooding on Windrock Road in Oliver Springs

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Windrock Road Flooding

Flooding along Windrock Road in Oliver Springs on Sunday afternoon after days of heavy rain.

Days of heavy rain that tapered off Sunday flooded streams and roads in East Tennessee, and caused many cities to reschedule their July 4 fireworks shows.

Here are two pictures of flooding along Windrock Road in Oliver Springs on Sunday afternoon. [Read more…]

B&W Y-12 donates $2,500 to Girl Scouts summer camp program

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B&W Y-12 Donates to Girl Scouts

Booth Kammann, (center, left), CEO of the Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians, accepts a $2,500 donation from Nancy Johnson, B&W Y-12’s vice president of Business Services and Performance Assurance. (Submitted photo)

Booth Kammann, chief executive officer of the Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians, recently accepted a $2,500 donation from Nancy Johnson, B&W Y-12’s vice president of Business Services and Performance Assurance.

The money will help fund the summer program at Camp Tanasi, located near Andersonville on Norris Lake.

Joining Kammann and Johnson in the picture at left are, from left, Rebekka Range, Anna Vacaliuc, Andrea Range, and Marian Vacaliuc.

Picture: Anderson County Chamber donates to Education Foundation

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Anderson County Chamber Donates to Education Foundation

Pictured from left are Ed Engel, Chamber Events Council co-chair; Jackie Nichols, Chamber president; Garry Whitley, Education Foundation president; Larry Stephens, Chamber board chairman; and Natalie Erb, Chamber Events Council co-chair. (Submitted photo)

The Anderson County Chamber of Commerce recently presented a check for $750 to The Education Foundation for Clinton City and Anderson County Schools.

The donation represented a percentage of proceeds from the 2nd Annual Tribute to Business held on June 7.

Picture: Y-12, UT, and Stanley Healthcare work to advance technology

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Y-12, UT, and Stanley Healthcare Sign Agreement

From left, Taylor Eighmy, UT’s vice chancellor for research and engagement; Van Mauney, B&W Y-12 vice president of program management; and Scott McFarland, senior vice president of sales at Stanley Healthcare, sign the formal agreement. (Submitted photo)

Representatives from the Y-12 National Security Complex, the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and Stanley Healthcare signed a cooperative research and development agreement on Wednesday during the Tennessee Valley Corridor’s National Technology Summit at Y-12’s New Hope Center in Oak Ridge.

The three entities are sharing their expertise to fast-track commercialization of an intelligent interactive dashboard that can be used to increase efficiency in manufacturing, maintenance, or the service industry. To learn more about the technology and the CRADA, go to the UTK news release at http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2013/05/29/ut-y12-stanley-healthcare-work-advance-technology/.

More than 300 Oak Ridge High School students graduate Thursday

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Oak Ridge High School Graduation

More than 300 Oak Ridge High School students graduated during a ceremony at Blankenship Field on Thursday.

More than 300 Oak Ridge High School students graduated during a ceremony at Blankenship Field on Thursday.