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(For members) NRC finds no significant impact from producing tritium at Watts Bar 2

Posted at 12:12 pm February 13, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant

 

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced on Monday that there would be no significant impact from producing tritium for nuclear weapons in a second unit at the Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant in Rhea County.

The project involves the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge.

The tritium could be produced in Unit 2 at Watts Bar, which is near Spring City about 45 miles southwest of Oak Ridge.

Tritium, which boosts the yields of nuclear weapons, is already being produced in Watts Bar Unit 1. The Tennessee Valley Authority has been producing tritium there since 2003.

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Roane State, AC Chamber, CNS Y-12 to host Manufacturing Day celebration, Dream It/Do It kickoff

Posted at 6:34 pm October 18, 2016
By Owen Driskill Leave a Comment

Area middle school students will learn about creative, high-tech careers in manufacturing as part of a Manufacturing Day celebration on Friday, October 21, at Roane State Community College’s training facility in Clinton.

The college is teaming up with the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce and CNS Y-12 to host the event, titled the Dream It/Do It Manufacturing Showcase: Think, Create, Build. The event begins at 9:30 a.m., and it will include tours and equipment demonstrations. The public is invited.

Roane State’s Clinton Higher Education and Workforce Training Facility is located at 214 Nave Street. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, College, Education, Front Page News, K-12, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: A Nuclear Family: Y-12 National Security Complex, Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, Clinton Higher Education and Workforce Training Facility, CNS, Consolidated Nuclear Security, Dream It/Do It campaign, Dream It/Do It Manufacturing Showcase, Kim Harris, manufacturing, manufacturing careers, Manufacturing Day, Roane State, Roane State Community College

Award-winning Y-12 documentary available online

Posted at 10:23 am May 17, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Nuclear Family

A Y-12 National Security Complex documentary called "A Nuclear Family" is now available online.

An award-winning Y-12 National Security Complex documentary that aired on public television earlier this year is now available online.

The four-part miniseries is called “A Nuclear Family: Y-12 National Security Complex,” and it was broadcast by East Tennessee Public Broadcasting System.

The documentary was conceived and produced by Y‑12 Historian Ray Smith and Y‑12 Video Services, a press release said.

“It gives viewers never-before-seen glimpses into the world-changing work done in Oak Ridge, Tennessee,” the release said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: A Nuclear Family: Y-12 National Security Complex, documentary

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