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Y-12 celebrates new fire station, emergency operations center

Posted at 3:26 pm January 26, 2023
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Y-12 Site Manager Gene Sievers talks about the plant’s new fire station and emergency operations center during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

A new fire station and emergency operations center at the Y-12 National Security Complex will replace “severely outdated” buildings that were constructed in the 1940s, about eight decades ago. The new buildings will improve working conditions, consolidate operations now conducted in separate places, and provide ample space for large equipment like fire trucks, federal officials and Y-12 leaders said during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday.

Workers at the plant, which manufactures components for the nation’s nuclear weapons, among other activities, have been talking about the new facilities for at least 13 years. The start of construction was celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony in April 2021. The new buildings, reported to have cost $68 million, are part of a “huge transformation,” an effort to modernize the site.

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Filed Under: National Nuclear Security Administration, Police and Fire, Premium Content, Slider, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: CNS, Consolidated Nuclear Security, Emergency Operations Center, fire station, Gene Sievers, Jill Hruby, Jim Blair, Manhattan Project, National Nuclear Security Admininstration, NNSA, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 Fire Department, Y-12 National Security Complex

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You may hear Y-12 sirens when maintenance performed

Posted at 10:33 am January 20, 2023
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There will be maintenance work on the public warning siren system in Oak Ridge during the week of January 23, and people in the area might occasionally hear audio from individual sirens around the Y-12 National Security Complex.

The sirens are strategically placed to notify the public in the unlikely event of an on-site emergency that has impacts beyond the site boundary.

In case of an actual emergency on the Oak Ridge Reservation, sirens will sound simultaneously with the standard tone.

For more information about what to do in the event of an emergency visit the Y-12 website at www.y12.doe.gov/about/emergency-public-information.

Filed Under: Police and Fire, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Oak Ridge Reservation, Public Warning Siren System, sirens, Y-12 National Security Complex

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Soil being removed for Y-12 fire station

Posted at 4:17 pm July 3, 2021
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Soil is being removed for a new fire station at the Y-12 National Security Complex. (Photo by Y-12)

About 15,000 cubic yards of soil needs to be excavated to flatten a site for a new fire station at the Y-12 National Security Complex, and almost half of the soil has been removed so far, officials said this week.

The new fire station is one of several under construction at Y-12. Others include an emergency operations center and the Uranium Processing Facility. There was a groundbreaking for the fire station in April, after construction had already started on the emergency operations center.

The fire station replaces one built in 1947, and the EOC will be the home of the site’s operations center, which is currently located in a World War II-era building.

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Filed Under: Police and Fire, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: fire station, Y-12 National Security Complex

New fire station, emergency operations center being built at Y-12

Posted at 9:10 pm April 27, 2021
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A new fire station is being built at the Y-12 National Security Complex. Above, NNSA, Consolidated Nuclear Security, and Y-12 Fire Station leaders toss the first shovels of dirt for the new fire station on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Photo by Y-12)

A new fire station and emergency operations center are being built at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

They are pilot projects designed to streamline the efficiency and delivery of specific construction projects under $50 million, the National Nuclear Security Administration said in a press release.

The NNSA, which is part of the U.S. Department of Energy, and Y-12 managing and operating contractor Consolidated Nuclear Security had a groundbreaking ceremony for the fire station on Tuesday. A few blocks away, the emergency operations center (EOC) is already under construction.

The fire station replaces one built in 1947, and the EOC will be the home of the site’s operations center, which is currently located in a World War II-era building. “Together, these new facilities will replace two outdated buildings and enhance our emergency response capabilities,” said Gene Sievers, Y-12 site manager.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, National Nuclear Security Administration, Police and Fire, Slider, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Consolidated Nuclear Security, Emergency Operations Center, fire station, Gene Sievers, James McConnell, Lori Pierotti-Callahan, Loyd Williams, National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, Scott Vowell, Sheila Feddis, Teresa Robbins, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex

No injuries reported in transformer fire at salt bath for depleted uranium

Posted at 3:16 pm July 18, 2019
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No injuries were reported during a fire at a transformer for a salt bath used to heat depleted uranium at the Y-12 National Security Complex in May.

The transformer fire was reported Monday, May 20, in Building 9215 at Y-12. It burned no more than about 25 minutes, according to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. No depleted uranium was being processed at the time of the fire, the board said.

The salt bath heats depleted uranium before metalworking operations.

The DNFSB said the system engineer had stepped away from the salt bath while it was slowly heating to a new temperature, and he noticed the fire after re-entering the area after a supervisor told him about an unusual odor, the DNFSB said. The engineer called 911, and all personnel evacuated the immediate area.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, National Nuclear Security Administration, Police and Fire, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Building 9215, Consolidated Nuclear Security, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, depleted uranium, DNFSB, fire, salt bath, transformer fire, Y-12 National Security Complex

Community Safety Forum to present plan to respond to disasters

Posted at 3:07 pm December 2, 2017
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Bill Haslam, Tom Beehan, and Darryl Kerley

Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley, right, is pictured above with Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, center, and former Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan in March 2014. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

A safety forum on Wednesday will include a discussion of possible local disasters and how fire departments in the Oak Ridge area could respond.

The fire departments that will participate are the Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Fire Department, and Y-12 National Security Complex Fire Department. They will present an overview of the State Fire Mutual Aid Plan and discuss how their fire departments participate in that plan, a press release said.

The speakers will be Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley, ORNL Fire Chief Mike Masters, and Y-12 Fire Chief Scott Vowell. They will discuss the resources they provide to the state by participating in the plan and the benefits to the Oak Ridge community, the press release said.

The Community Safety Forum is titled “Secret City Mutual Aid Plan and What it Means to Oak Ridge.” It’s scheduled from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 6, at the American Museum of Science and Energy on South Tulane Avenue.

“Effects of natural and manmade disasters have become more frequent, far-reaching, and widespread,” Kerley said in the press release. “We have seen in our neighboring communities that, during a disaster or catastrophe, local government resources and capabilities can be overwhelmed. The State Fire Chief’s Association has been working with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and other organizations to develop and build a method for rapid activation and response of aid to a community in the event of a local disaster.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Police and Fire, Top Stories, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, community safety forum, Darryl Kerley, disasters, emergency responders, fire departments, Jenny Freeman, Mike Masters, natural and manmade disasters, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Fire Department, safety forum, Scott Vowell, Secret City Mutual Aid Plan, Y-12 National Security Complex Fire Department

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