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SSAB to hear about reuse, historic preservation at ETTP

Posted at 8:21 am March 5, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

K-25 History Center (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management)

The Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board will hear about reuse and historic preservation at the East Tennessee Technology Park, including the new K-25 History Center, during a presentation next week.

The presentation will be given to the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board by Steve Cooke of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management. It is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in the U.S. Department of Energy Information Center at 1 Science.gov Way off Oak Ridge Turnpike in east Oak Ridge.

Some of the last remaining Manhattan Project and Cold War buildings are being demolished at ETTP, and most major cleanup work is expected to be completed this year.

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Filed Under: East Tennessee Technology Park, Front Page News, K-25, Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: East Tennessee Technology Park, ETTP, historic preservation, K-25 History Center, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board, SSAB, Steve Cooke, U.S. Department of Energy

DOE needs more time for K-25 history projects

Posted at 12:08 am February 21, 2019
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An outside view showing the K-25 History Center, Equipment Building, and Viewing Tower at East Tennessee Technology Park in west Oak Ridge. (Image courtesy U.S. Department of Energy)

An image published in October 2017 shows the K-25 History Center, Equipment Building, and Viewing Tower at East Tennessee Technology Park in west Oak Ridge. (Image courtesy U.S. Department of Energy)

 

The U.S. Department of Energy is requesting more time to complete projects to commemorate the historic contributions of the former K-25 site in west Oak Ridge.

Built during World War II, the K-25 site helped enrich uranium for the first atomic bomb used in wartime as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project. The plant continued to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons and commercial nuclear power plants after the war, and those who have worked at the site have said it helped win the Cold War.

The history of the site will be honored by preserving the concrete slab of the former K-25 Building, building a Viewing Tower and replica Equipment Building on the south side of the building site, and opening a K-25 History Center on the second floor of the adjacent Oak Ridge Fire Station Number 4.

A historical interpretation agreement was signed in August 2012. But it expires this August. And the roughly $20 million worth of projects won’t be complete by then.

DOE is making “good progress,” but “the reality is we need a little more time,” said Dave Adler, acting deputy manager for DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management. Adler and Steve Cooke, K-25 preservation coordinator for DOE, briefly discussed the proposed amendment to the agreement during a Tuesday evening work session with the Oak Ridge City Council. [Read more…]

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Council, DOE to discuss proposed amendment to historical interpretation agreement

Posted at 2:33 pm February 17, 2019
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The Oak Ridge City Council and U.S. Department of Energy will discuss a proposed amendment to a historical interpretation agreement on Tuesday evening.

The agenda for the non-voting Council work session does not give the purpose of the proposed amendment or say what it might do.

But it appears that the proposed amendment could be related to historical interpretation at the former K-25 site in west Oak Ridge because one of the DOE representatives scheduled to talk to Council is Steve Cooke, K-25 preservation coordinator for the U.S. Department of Energy. Also scheduled to talk to Council is Dave Adler, acting deputy manager for DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management. [Read more…]

Filed Under: East Tennessee Technology Park, Front Page News, Government, K-25, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Bull Run Fossil Plant, Dave Adler, DOE, historical interpretation, historical interpretation agreement, K-25 Building, K-25 preservation, K-25 site, Main Street—Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, Steve Cooke, U.S. Department of Energy

DOE comment period on K-33 land transfer ends Thursday

Posted at 12:35 pm October 22, 2014
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ETTP ED11 and K-33 Notice of Document Availability Oak Ridge, TN

The public comment period for the transfer of about 136 acres at the East Tennessee Technology Park (the former K-25 site) ends Thursday, October 23.

The U.S. Department of Energy has proposed transferring the land, known as the Former K-33 Area at the ETTP Heritage Center, for mixed-use economic development purposes.

The Former K-33 area is located in the northwest portion of the Heritage Center and includes the site of the now-demolished K-33 Building. No buildings are included in the transfer. [Read more…]

Filed Under: East Tennessee Technology Park, Oak Ridge Office, Sponsored Posts, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: East Tennessee Technology Park, ETTP, Former K-33 Area, Heritage Center, K-33, K-33 land transfer, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, Steve Cooke

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