Corker: Y-12 security breach shows need for UPF, shouldn’t hurt employment
It was a “major wake-up call,” but last month’s security breach at the Y-12 National Security Complex should not hurt employment or work in Oak Ridge, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker said Thursday. He said the...
View ArticleUPF could be enlarged, site work could begin by end of year
Note: This story was last updated at 9:53 a.m. Oct. 4. The new $6.5 billion Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex could be larger than originally planned to make sure all...
View ArticleAlexander: UPF, ORNL remain priorities even in tough economic times
CLINTON—Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Uranium Processing Facility remain funding priorities even in tough economic times, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander said Tuesday. A Tennessee Republican,...
View ArticleGuest column: UPF project at Y-12 not real Santa, ‘windfall’ short-term
By Pat Fain and Leslie Agron Sometime in about a year or so, when the $6.5 billion build at the Uranium Processing Facility building at the Y-12 National Security Complex gets under way, Oak Ridge...
View ArticleQ&A: John Eschenberg on Uranium Processing Facility at Y-12
The following is an edited version of a question-and-answer session with John Eschenberg, federal project director for the proposed Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex....
View ArticleSmall business conference on how to benefit from $6.5 billion UPF
A conference at the end of February will give small businesses a chance to learn how to benefit from the planned $6.5 billion Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex. The 2013...
View ArticleUPF project director featured at Anderson County Chamber luncheon
John Eschenberg, federal project director for the Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex, will be the featured speaker at the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce’s annual...
View ArticleY-12 evaluation: Some excellent ratings, but unsatisfactory on security, UPF
Although it received excellent and very good ratings in some areas, the contractor that manages and operates the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge was stung by unsatisfactory marks for its...
View ArticleAlexander: President failed to lead on spending cuts; ORNL, UPF should be...
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander on Thursday said the automatic federal spending cuts going into effect today demonstrate a failure of presidential leadership. The senator also said he would like to minimize...
View ArticleState will help companies with UPF project, recruit new ones
Many business leaders and public officials consider it a great opportunity. The proposed Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex could cost up to $6.5 billion and employ up to...
View ArticleNNSA: President’s budget request includes $326M for UPF at Y-12
President Barack Obama’s budget request for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1 includes $326 million for the Uranium Processing Facility project at the Y-12 National Security Complex, federal officials...
View ArticleMicrowaves could melt uranium at UPF, help remove carbon impurities
New microwaves that can melt metal and help remove carbon impurities from uranium could be used in the proposed Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex. Y-12 doesn’t plan to...
View ArticleUPF: World-class engineering problems to work through, but site work has started
There are some “world-class engineering problems” to work through, but site preparation work has started on the giant new Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex, a project...
View ArticleAvisco Inc. receives $12 million Bear Creek Road construction contract for...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced that it has awarded a $12 million contract to Avisco Inc. of Oak Ridge for road, bridge, and water line work on Bear Creek Road as part of the...
View ArticleUPF Project Office moves into former Answer Financial building
An office building once used by Answer Financial on Union Valley Road is now home to employees working on the multi-billion-dollar Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex. The...
View ArticleFormer UPF project manager remembered as talented engineer, gifted leader
Phil Schuetz, a former project manager for the multi-billion dollar Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex, died Saturday, officials said. No formal funeral service will be...
View ArticleFederal safety board to discuss Y-12 nuclear safety
A federal board meeting on nuclear safety at the Y-12 National Security Complex has been rescheduled for Dec. 10. The day-long public meeting and hearing of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board...
View ArticleActivists ask federal officials to build UPF underground at Y-12
The proposed multi-billion-dollar building that would process uranium at the Y-12 National Security Complex should be buried below ground, an Oak Ridge nonprofit organization and a Washington,...
View ArticleFederal spending bill includes money for Y-12 water plant, reduces UPF spending
The $1 trillion federal spending bill passed by Congress last week provides money for a water treatment plant that would help reduce mercury contamination in Oak Ridge, and it includes less money for...
View ArticleUT Center for Industrial Services holding nuclear industry supplier courses
Submitted The University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services will hold information courses for companies interested in evaluating potential business opportunities in the nuclear field and with...
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