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DOE radwaste to Tennessee landfills – next chapter
It turns out that DOE’s conference call (see previous post) was not really an “initial public outreach activity” (other than the fact that it was their first public outreach on this topic), but rather...
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Loss of DOE cleanup funding averted?
I’m tickled about the news that the big cuts in DOE’s 2011 Environmental Management (i.e., environmental cleanup) budget for Oak Ridge that were rumored to be in the proposed budget have been averted....
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“Bemused” or “amused” or “upset”?
I can’t choose the best word to describe my thoughts on media reaction to the City of Oak Ridge comments on the draft request for proposals (RFP) for DOE’s Oak Ridge environmental management (EM)...
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LOC R.I.P.
I’ve been trying to let the Local Oversight Committee (LOC) rest in peace and not to dwell on the matter, but I continually find myself dealing with fallout from the demise of the LOC. It was...
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What we don’t understand can hurt us
Disposition of uranium-233 has been an issue for DOE in Oak Ridge for a number of years. Now the New York Times has an article about challenges in getting rid of U-233. The article only minimally...
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A big step closer to small modular reactors in Oak Ridge!
Today DOE announced a grant award to Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority and Bechtel for small modular reactor development. The press release doesn’t say...
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DOE’s share of the cost of city water
A low-visibility item on tonight’s City Council agenda is approval of a contract for delivery of water to DOE. The main purpose of the contract is to determine how much DOE will pay the city for the...
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Small Modular Reactors
SMR assembly It seems that I’m not the only one who thinks that the DOE announcement of the small modular reactor project in Oak Ridge was a win for Oak Ridge. At least the folks around the Savannah...
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Clark Center Park
The future of Carbide Park (officially Clark Center Recreation Area) is on the city agenda right now. It’s clear why DOE wants to get out of the business of running a community park, and it makes sense...
View ArticleNot a crisis, just a slow news day
Oak Ridge is a place where unusual and interesting things happen. No one knows that better than the area news media who know they can use a ho-hum story from Oak Ridge to create an attention-grabbing...
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