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DOE public bus tour now starts at new AMSE

Posted at 2:28 pm October 2, 2018
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The U.S. Department of Energy’s facilities public bus tour started departing from the new American Museum of Science and Energy, which is located at 115 Main Street East in Oak Ridge, beginning Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. (Photo courtesy DOE Oak Ridge Office)

The U.S. Department of Energy’s facilities public bus tour started departing from the new American Museum of Science and Energy, which is located at 115 Main Street East in Oak Ridge, on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. (Photo courtesy DOE Oak Ridge Office)

 

The U.S. Department of Energy’s facilities public bus tour started departing from the new American Museum of Science and Energy on Monday.

The new AMSE is at Main Street Oak Ridge near JCPenney. The address is 115 Main Street East.

The new museum, which replaces the former museum on South Tulane Avenue, opened to the public on Monday (October 1) with a limited schedule, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed weekends), a press release said.

“Participating in the public bus tour allows visitors to go behind the scenes and explore the lives of those who lived and worked behind the fences of the 1940s city of Oak Ridge, also known as the Secret City,” the press release said. “Visitors will experience the race to build the first atomic bomb through artifacts, audiovisuals, live demonstrations, and interactive exhibits.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Museums, Oak Ridge Office, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, AMSE, DOE bus tours, DOE Facilities Bus Tour, Main Street—Oak Ridge, public bus tour, U.S. Department of Energy

DOE bus tour to start at New Hope Center during AMSE move

Posted at 8:39 pm July 22, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

DOE Public Bus Tour

A U.S. Department of Energy public bus tour in August 2012. (File DOE photo/Lynn Freeny)

 

Members of the public who want to take the U.S. Department of Energy Facilities Public Bus Tour will need to go to the New Hope Center to register starting Monday, July 30.

The New Hope Center is at 602 Scarboro Road at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

“The American Museum of Science and Energy located at 300 South Tulane Avenue will close its doors for the last time at the close of business on Sunday, July 29, to prepare to move to its new location at 115 Main Street East, which will open this fall,” a press release said. “During the move, bus tour registration will take place at the Y-12 New Hope Center.”

Bus tour registration is offered two ways: 1) online at www.amse.org or 2) walk-in registration the day of the tour with seating first come, first served. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, bus tour, New Hope Center, Oak Ridge, public bus tour, Secret City, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy Facilities Public Bus Tour, Y-12 National Security Complex

DOE offers expanded public bus tours of federal sites in Oak Ridge

Posted at 1:19 pm April 25, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

DOE Public Bus Tour

Public bus tours of the U.S. Department of Energy’s facilities in Oak Ridge are now offered nine months of the year. (File photo courtesy DOE/Lynn Freeny)

 

The U.S. Department of Energy’s public bus tour of federal sites in Oak Ridge is now offered to visitors nine months out of the year, versus only summer months as in the past.

This popular tour of the 33,000-acre DOE Oak Ridge Reservation offers visitors a first-hand look at all of the DOE’s Oak Ridge facilities and provides historical commentary on the transformation of the Oak Ridge Reservation during the past 70-plus years.

The reservation-wide tour is a popular attraction for tourists visiting the area.  Since its inception in 1996, the DOE public tour program has attracted approximately 35,000 visitors from all 50 states. The three-hour DOE tour allows visitors to see the DOE Oak Ridge Reservation and learn about its rich history and how Oak Ridge became a secret city of 75,000 people with a mission to end World War II. [Read more…]

Filed Under: East Tennessee Technology Park, Front Page News, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Office, Oak Ridge Reservation, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, AMSE, Bethel Cemetery, bus tour, CNS, Consolidated Nuclear Security, DOE, East Tennessee Technology Park, ETTP, gaseous diffusion, Graphite Reactor, K-25, Manhattan Project, National Nuclear Security Administration, National Nuclear Security Administration Production Office, New Bethel Baptist Church, New Hope Center, NNSA, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Office, Oak Ridge Reservation, public bus tour, U.S. Department of Energy, UCOR, uranium, UT-Battelle, World War II, Y-12 National Security Complex

DOE’s public bus tour begins Monday

Posted at 10:50 pm May 31, 2013
By U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office Leave a Comment

The U.S. Department of Energy’s 2013 Oak Ridge facilities public bus tour begins June 3 and continues through Aug. 30. The tour offers visitors a first-hand look at the DOE’s Oak Ridge facilities and provides historical commentary on the transformation of the Oak Ridge Reservation during the past 70 years.

The reservation-wide tour is a popular destination for tourists visiting the area. Since its inception in 1996, the DOE public tour program has attracted more than 29,000 visitors from all 50 states. The three-hour tour allows visitors to see the reservation and learn historical facts and updates on the world-class missions under way in Oak Ridge. [Read more…]

Filed Under: East Tennessee Technology Park, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Office, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, AMSE, atomic bomb, Cold War, DOE, East Tennessee Technology Park, ETTP, gaseous diffusion, Graphite Reactor, K-25, Manhattan Project, New Bethel Baptist Church, New Hope Center, nuclear reactor, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Reservation, plutonium, public bus tour, public tour, Secret City, U.S. Department of Energy, uranium, Y-12 National Security Complex

DOE public bus tour starts June 4

Posted at 11:48 am May 25, 2012
By Dawn Huotari 2 Comments

DOE public bus tour

The DOE Oak Ridge facilities public bus tour kicks off on June 4 and continues through Aug 31. (Photo submitted by DOE)

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge facilities public bus tour begins June 4 and continues through August 31.

The three-hour tour starts at the American Museum of Science and Energy and travels to landmarks at the three DOE sites: East Tennessee Technology Park (the former K-25 site), Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Y-12 National Security Complex.

The tour provides visitors with historical facts and updates on the world-class missions under way in Oak Ridge.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Government Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, public bus tour, U.S. Department of Energy

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