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Nuclear goes Hollywood: New film sheds light on old debate

Posted at 5:47 pm July 24, 2013
By Oak Ridge National Laboratory 9 Comments

Pandora's Promise Panel Discussion

Jeff Binder, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s associate lab director of nuclear science and engineering, answers an audience question during a panel discussion following a screening of “Pandora’s Promise” in Knoxville on Saturday. (Submitted photo)

By Scott Jones

About 300 people attended a showing of the new pro-nuclear film “Pandora’s Promise” and heard a panel discussion about nuclear energy on Saturday, including perspectives from Oak Ridge National Laboratory staff.

The lab worked with Regal Entertainment Group to bring the film to the Downtown West theater from July 19-25.

Few phrases carry the ideological weight of the words “nuclear power.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Federal, Government, Movies, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories Tagged With: Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors, Doug Kothe, environmental, film, fission, fusion, Gordon Petersen, ITER, Jeff Binder, Lawrence Townsend, Mike Cohen, Ned Sauthoff, Nuclear Energy, nuclear engineering, nuclear power, nuclear reactors, nuclear weapons, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Pandora’s Promise, Regal Cinemas Downtown West, Robert J. Whalen, Robert S. Eby, Robert Stone, small modular reactor, SMR, Tennessee Valley Authority, United States Enrichment Corporation, University of Tennessee, USEC, utilities

More than 475 metric tons of Russian highly enriched uranium eliminated

Posted at 6:24 pm June 26, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Deliveries are 95 percent complete, represents 19,000 nuclear warheads converted to civilian use

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The National Nuclear Security Administration on Monday announced it has monitored the elimination of more than 475 metric tons of Russian highly enriched uranium, or HEU, under a landmark nuclear nonproliferation program, commonly known as Megatons to Megawatts.

The rough equivalent of 19,000 nuclear weapons has been permanently eliminated, the NNSA said in a press release. [Read more…]

Filed Under: National Nuclear Security Administration, Top Stories Tagged With: Anne Harrington, HEU, HEU Program, HEU Transparency Program, HEU-LEU, highly enriched uranium, LEU, low enriched uranium, Megatons to Megawatts, metric tons, National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, Nuclear Energy, nuclear fuel, nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear weapons, Philip G. Sewell, ROSATOM, Russia, Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation, Techsnabexport, TENEX, U.S. Department of Energy, United States, United States Enrichment Corporation, USEC

DOE Oak Ridge Nuclear Energy manager to retire

Posted at 5:23 pm April 18, 2013
By U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office Leave a Comment

J.T. Howell

J.T. Howell (Photo courtesy US DOE/Lynn Freeny)

J.T. Howell, manager of the Nuclear Energy Oak Ridge Site Office, will retire from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office on May 3 after 33 years of federal government service.

Howell has held his current position since 2011, responsible for advancing DOE’s nuclear energy programs in Oak Ridge; Portsmouth, Ohio; and Paducah, Ky. His responsibilities also include oversight of leases, agreements, and technology development and deployment between the DOE and the United States Enrichment Corporation to ensure a secure and viable domestic supply of enriched uranium for the United States defense purposes. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge Office, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: DOE, enriched uranium, J.T. Howell, National Nuclear Security Administration, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy Oak Ridge Site Office, nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Oak Ridge Office, U.S. Department of Energy, United States Enrichment Corporation

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