Donated
DOE Trailer Aids Roane County Humane Society
Six ETTP Trailers Signed Over to CROET
MDM Services Corp. named Subcontractor of the Year
Southern Freight Logistics Earns Safety Award
Infrared Technologies, LLC is expanding business at ETTP
OMI and PACE receive 2001 TN Labor Award of Excellence
TORNRC and CROET receive award
35th electrical meter installed at Heritage Center
ETTP chosen as Roane County's Industry of the Month
SARM celebrates locomotives's 50th anniversary
Energy Secretary tours Oak Ridge
Heritage Center hosts open car show
Horizon Center hosts special ceremony
OMI, Inc receives Malcolm Baldrige Award
Donated
DOE Trailer Aids Roane County Humane Society
A no-longer needed
trailer that formerly housed ETTP workers will soon be home to a much-needed
spay/neuter clinic in Roane County. The trailer was transferred by DOE
and CROET to the Humane Society of Roane County. The Humane Society and
another non-profit organization, Planned Pethood, intend to move the
trailer to the Midtown community and offer low-cost spay/neuter services
to low-income pet owners in Roane and surrounding counties.
The doublewide trailer was last used by Bechtel Jacobs Company
to host property sales. It has been vacant for two years.
“
This is another example of how reindustrialization works,
even though it’s not the standard reindustrialization definition
of leasing facilities,” said Larry Clark, executive director of
the DOE Oak Ridge Operations Assets Utilization Program. “We had
an unused piece of equipment that is now being put back into
productive use by an organization that can greatly benefit
from it.”
Approximately 65% of stray dogs taken into the Roane County
animal shelter are euthanized. The Humane Society hopes that the availability
of low-cost spay/neuter services will reduce the number of unwanted animals
that end up in local shelters. The clinic will be built on a half acre
on Highway 70 that was donated by a Planned Pethood member.
Six ETTP Trailers Signed Over to CROET
The first East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) transfer of DOE property to Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee (CROET), a nonprofit regional organization, took place June 2. The transfer included six existing trailers at ETTP’s Heritage Center (formerly K-25).
The transfer is part of the accelerated cleanup plan in place for the complete remediation of ETTP by 2008.
The trailers are K-1310-K, -H, -L, -M, -N, and -P. They are located in the southeast quadrant of the Heritage Center site, near Portal 3. The land that the trailers sit on was not included in the transfer.
Five of the six trailers are currently leased to private businesses. The Materials and Energy Corporation uses K-1310-K for office space in addition to their work area at the K-1200 Complex. K-1310-L is leased to MDM, an environmental sampling and related environmental service. EI Review, a multi-media information architecture, communications design, and strategic marketing firm, leases both K-1310-M and –N. Pacific Western Technologies leases K-1301-P to house engineering and administrative staff who support the Bechtel Jacobs Company Performance/Quality Assurance organization.
CROET will be responsible for the final disposition of the trailers when they become no longer useful.
MDM Services Corp. named Subcontractor of the Year
Bechtel Jacobs Co. LLC named MDM Services Corp. Subcontractor of the Year at the annual President's Awards Banquet. Operating from the ETTP site, MDM provides environmental sampling support to BJC and other local clients. MDM was also recognized as Safety Subcontractor of the Month, ES&H Subcontractor of the Month, and awarded for Zero Accident Performance. Brad Spears (left) and Jim Stinnett, both MDM employees accept the Subcontractor of the Year award.
New Tenant – TurbX
ETTP celebrates the arrival of a new tenant, TurbX, a local company that designs and builds mechanical technologies. TurbX is currently building a prototype of an engine that offers promising advantages to many industries. Here from left to right are Carl Wheeler (Bechtel Jacobs Company), Jeff Deardorff (Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee), Michael Wilson (TurbX), and Larry Clark (DOE). Among the advantages that ETTP offers, Dr. Michael Wilson, owner of TurbX, praises the existing security system that protects his market sensitive designs and the use of surplus equipment available at the site. "Finding the technology we need to create this engine has been a challenge," said Dr. Wilson. "However in Oak Ridge, we have been able to use DOE’s surplus equipment. Without it, we would have wasted time trying to build the engine with inappropriate tools or spent a fortune buying the equipment. Without the support we’ve found at ETTP, we would have been set back years."
Southern Freight Logistics earns safety award
Southern Freight Logistics has earned the Jake Safety Award for railroad safety for three years running. The 2001, 2000, and 1999 awards, given by the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, are based on monthly records of "no accidents" at the site. SFL credits their ongoing standards of employee training and testing of employee’s knowledge of rules and regulations. Routine inspections of the track and of the rail cars themselves are also critical to avoiding rail accidents, according to Robbin Lewis, SFL office manager and train engineer. Ms. Lewis is pictured here holding the 2001 Jake Award.
Infrared Technologies, LLC is expanding business at ETTP
Infrared Technologies, LLC has more than doubled its original leased space to allow room for expanding business operations. Infrared, a lessee at ETTP since 1997, is one of Heritage Center’s first tenants and as of November 13, 2001, has made its third expansion at the site. Charles Blue, Infrared’s president, explained, "We have added a significant amount of manufacturing equipment and capabilities to our business and were literally outgrowing our leased space." Their new space will allow the company to expand its custom engineered solutions to produce large industrial heaters, ovens, and furnaces ranging in size up to 50 feet in length. The company specializes in applying infrared technology to heat and process metals, plastics, and ceramics.
OMI and PACE receive 2001 TN Labor Award of Excellence
Operations Management International, Inc. (OMI) and the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE) were presented the Tennessee Center for Labor Management Relations 2001 Tennessee Labor Award of Excellence.
The award was presented at the Tennessee Labor-Management Conference in Nashville on August 17. OMI, an international organization that offers a range of utility services to government and industry, is a tenant at ETTP who operates the infrastructure at Heritage Center. PACE is the union who represents 49 of OMI’s 52 hourly workers.
The labor award recognizes an outstanding employee-employer partnership that demonstrates cooperative labor-management relations and workforce excellence. Shown with the award, from the left, are Henry Huffman, project director, OMI; Dennis Pennington, committee-person, PACE; and Charles Baum, presenter, Middle TN State University.
TORNRC and CROET receive award
The Oak Ridge National Recycle Center and the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee were awarded the White House "Closing the Circle Award" on August 30. The award, presented by U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp (center), recognized the recycle center’s work in electronics recycling and the significant environmental preservation that has resulted. Don McFarland, Oak Ridge National Recycling Center president, is pictured showing Wamp some of the electronic components that the center breaks down for recycling.
35th electrical meter installed at Heritage Center
As part of the reindustrialization of ETTP, the Department of Energy transferred more than 4 million kilowatt-hours to the city of Oak Ridge. Here the 35th electrical meter is installed on August 8 at Heritage Center. Mike Sharp, the city’s meter supervisor, is pictured installing the meter. Looking on, from the left, are Carl Wheeler, Bechtel Jacobs; John Meredith, DOE; Jack Suggs, the city’s electrical director; and Brad Parish, Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee.
ETTP chosen as Roane County's Industry of the Month for August
The Reindustrialization exhibit presents information about the reuse of the facilities at Heritage Center and successful businesses at the center. The exhibit, accompanied by posters and fact sheets, is part of a regular display sponsored by Roane County Executive Ken Yager to inform the community about local industry. The display is open to the public during courthouse hours, 8:30-6:00, Monday and 8:30-4:30, Tuesday to Friday. Pictured with the exhibit are Ken Yager, Larry Clark (DOE, Director, Reindustrialization Division); Brad Parish (Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee); William J. Biloski (Bechtel Jacobs Co. Reindustrialization Manager).
SARM celebrates locomotives's 50th anniversary
The life and service of a classic railroad locomotive was celebrated at Heritage Center on Saturday, July 7. The Southern Appalachian Railway Museum (SARM) and the community joined to acknowledge this 50-year milestone for the locomotive 39-5310, a 1951 engine recognized as one of the first modern diesel locomotive used in the railroad industry. The engine was first used by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission at Savannah River, South Carolina and has served Oak Ridge since 1994. The museum leases it from the U.S. Department of Energy and maintains it for use in its Secret City Scenic Excursion Train. Museum president, Bart Jennings said, "This style of locomotive served all around the world. The U.S. military used versions of this engine during World War II and many units were later bought by foreign railroads because of their proven abilities." Though more than 450 such locomotives were built between 1941 and 1960, only a few still operate around the world today. For information about the excursion tour, access the SARM web page www.techscribes.com.
Perma-Fix acquires M&EC
Perma-Fix, a national environmental services company, has purchased Materials and Energy Corporation (M&EC). M&EC, a tenant at Heritage Center, was licensed to process mixed waste for disposal at Heritage Center where they developed a commercial waste treatment facility in Building K-1200. Perma-Fix operates nine other waste treatment facilities in the United States and provides hazardous, mixed, and industrial waste management services. Their acquisition of M&EC establishes another Perma-Fix facility where they will manage low-level radioactive and hazardous wastes under contract to the U.S. Department of Energy. The contract covers millions of cubic feet of waste, both solids and liquids, from Oak Ridge and more than 40 other sites. The contract has an estimated five-year value of $100 million.
Energy Secretary tours Oak Ridge
Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham toured the Oak Ridge Reservation on June 18, marking his first official visit to Oak Ridge. Following his press conference at ORNL, Abraham toured East Tennessee Technology Park’s Heritage Center where he visited a tenant, Dienamic Tooling Systems, a successful supplier to the auto industry. Pictured from the left are Zach Wamp, U.S. Rep., Abraham, Robert Brown, U.S. Department of Energy/ORO Assistant Manager for Assets Utilization, Lawrence Young, President of Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee, and Mike Walker, manager of Dienamic Tooling Systems. While in Oak Ridge, the Secretary signed over control of about 10 acres of federal property at ORNL that will be used for construction of privately funded research facilities.
Heritage Center hosts Open Car Show
Heritage Center, in conjunction with its ETTP neighbor, Horizon Center, presented a past and present look at the American automobile in the Heritage Open Car Show on June 3. Parked along the front lawn of the Heritage Center, more than 200 antique and new automobiles shared space to raise money for the Southern Appalachian Railway Museum, which operates an excursion train at the Heritage Center. The car show included automobiles that demonstrated the latest technology coming out of the National Transportation Research Center. The host of the event, CROET, also presented information on the business and manufacturing successes at the site. "We have more than 30 businesses who are successfully operating at the Heritage Center," Young said. "This car show is a great opportunity to show folks what’s happening on the west end of town, while also having a lot of fun with a great family event."
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Horizon Center hosts "Celebrating Oak Ridge, Generations Past and Future"
Horizon Center, a new business and industrial park located on nearly 1,000 acres in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was the site for a special ceremony, entitled Celebrating Oak Ridge, Generations Past and Future, on June 2. The ceremony was hosted by the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee to recognize 50 Oak Ridgers who have contributed to the growth of Oak Ridge over the past 50 years. A sculpture, entitled "Past as Prelude," was unveiled during the ceremony and will remain as a permanent part of the business park. "Horizon Center is possible only because of the foundation put in place by Oak Ridge’s visionaries. They are the ones who have contributed tremendous leadership and talent over the entire history of this community," said Lawrence Young, president of CROET.
Operations Management International, Inc. (OMI) receives Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Operations Management International, Inc. (OMI) President and CEO Don Evans and Vice President of Quality and Technology Roger Quayle accepted the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on April 6, 2001. The Malcolm Baldrige Award is the nation's highest award for quality achievement and is awarded by the Secretary of Transportation, Norman Mineta, and the President of the United States, George W. Bush. OMI serves to protect public health and the environment with water and wastewater utility management services. OMI operates in 30 states across the U.S. as well as eight other nations. They provide management, operation, and rehabilitation services for utilities and infrastructure at ETTP Heritage Center.