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The U.S. Department of Energy is accepting public comments on a draft environmental assessment to
evaluate alternatives to safely dispose of approximately 15,300 tons of radiologically-contaminated nickel scrap
recovered from uranium enrichment process equipment at the department's Oak Ridge and Paducah, Ky., facilities.
Energy Department considers selling radioactive metal. Plants in Tenn., Ky. generated material. Nashville
Tennessean. 6/15/08.
evaluate alternatives to safely dispose of approximately 15,300 tons of radiologically-contaminated nickel scrap
recovered from uranium enrichment process equipment at the department's Oak Ridge and Paducah, Ky., facilities.
Energy Department considers selling radioactive metal. Plants in Tenn., Ky. generated material. Nashville
Tennessean. 6/15/08.
Y-12 out of mercury bill. OR plant excluded as storage site in measure that also bans exports. Knoxville News
Sentinel. October 3, 2008
Senator blocking mercury proposal. Alexander in favor of export ban but doesn't want toxic metal in OR.
Knoxville News Sentinel. 9/1/2008
Uranium Fortress Dedicated. Knoxville News Sentinel. 9/30/08
New Y-12 storage site nearly complete Uranium facility seen as key component of plant's modernization By
Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel: September 10, 2008
New U.S. storage depot for the highly enriched uranium in nuclear weapons. Scientific American.
September 9, 2008.
Sentinel. October 3, 2008
Senator blocking mercury proposal. Alexander in favor of export ban but doesn't want toxic metal in OR.
Knoxville News Sentinel. 9/1/2008
Uranium Fortress Dedicated. Knoxville News Sentinel. 9/30/08
New Y-12 storage site nearly complete Uranium facility seen as key component of plant's modernization By
Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel: September 10, 2008
New U.S. storage depot for the highly enriched uranium in nuclear weapons. Scientific American.
September 9, 2008.
USEC break big for OR. Pay in lieu of taxes means saving for company, funds for city. Knoxville News Sentinel.
September 3, 2008
Alexander sponsors bill to help sick nuclear workers' families. By Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel:
September 10, 2008
What to do with notorious White Oak Lake. Knoxvile News Sentinel. 9/2/08
Worst of ORNL. Shiny new campus lies in shadow of lethal legacy from past. By Frank Munger Knoxville News
Sentinel. January 6, 2008
Y-12 contractor fined for uranium chip fire. About 110 workers contaminated in 2007 safety violation. By Frank
Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel June 17, 2008
September 3, 2008
Alexander sponsors bill to help sick nuclear workers' families. By Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel:
September 10, 2008
What to do with notorious White Oak Lake. Knoxvile News Sentinel. 9/2/08
Worst of ORNL. Shiny new campus lies in shadow of lethal legacy from past. By Frank Munger Knoxville News
Sentinel. January 6, 2008
Y-12 contractor fined for uranium chip fire. About 110 workers contaminated in 2007 safety violation. By Frank
Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel June 17, 2008
Is ORNL's nuke waste migrating off-site? Knoxville News Sentinel. 3/11/09.
Stimulus impact felt in Oak Ridge. Millions of dollars on way to area for Y-12 cleanup efforts. By Frank Munger Knoxville News
Sentinel. 2/28/09.
How many waste shipments from Oak Ridge to New Mexico? By Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel. 2/26/09.
Waste convoy ready to roll today at K-25. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel Feb. 23, 2009.
Taking out the trash at Y-12, Part II. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. January 26, 2009
Demolition begins on K-25 building Uranium enrichment plant symbol of nuclear age Frank Munger, News
Sentinel Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Vranicar to oversee K-25 cleanup. Knoxville News Sentinel. Dec. 15, 2008.
The DOE cleanup dilemma, Oak Ridge and elsewhere Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. Nov. 22, 2008.
Oak Ridge cleanup project gets DOE's OK; could cost up to $14 B. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel.
Nov. 19, 2008.
Delaying Oak Ridge cleanup could be costly nightmare. By Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel.
November 12, 2008
Taking down a radioactive behemoth. Knoxville News Sentinel. Nov. 7, 2008
DOE says K-25 structure can't be saved By Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. October 21, 2008
Deal reached on Oak Ridge cleanup. Bechtel Jacobs contract is worth $1.48 billion. By Frank Munger. Knoxville
News Sentinel. September 25, 2008
Cleanup of Oak Ridge's K-25 plant to take 15 years. Nashville Tennessean. June 2, 2008
Problems in safety documents for uranium storehouse. A federal review board has found deficiencies in the
nuclear safety evaluations for Y-12's new storehouse for bomb-grade uranium. Frank Munger Knoxville News
Sentinel. Jan. 27, 2009.
DOE's Oak Ridge contractors (list included). Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. January 21, 2009.
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DOE FY 2008 Cleanup Progress - Annual Report to the Oak Ridge Community. Bechtel. January 2009.
After 15,700 truckloads, Witherspoon cleanup nears end. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. Nov.
20, 2008.
Tennessee nearing $1B in sick worker compensation. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. 10/28/08.
Results in on beryllium disease. New study of Y-12 employees blames exposure, genetics. By Frank
Nuke plan aims at Y-12 complex. Nashville Tennessean. October 10, 2008.
Burial secrets at Oak Ridge. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. Oct. 27, 2008
After 15,700 truckloads, Witherspoon cleanup nears end. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. Nov.
20, 2008.
Tennessee nearing $1B in sick worker compensation. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. 10/28/08.
Results in on beryllium disease. New study of Y-12 employees blames exposure, genetics. By Frank
Nuke plan aims at Y-12 complex. Nashville Tennessean. October 10, 2008.
Burial secrets at Oak Ridge. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. Oct. 27, 2008
Y-12 focus changing from bomb making to national security. By Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel.
December 29, 2009
DOE: Bechtel Jacobs out as contractor at K-25 site. Officials plan to have new cleanup manager in place by
end of 2011. By Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel. December 29, 2009
Accelerated uranium transfer to boost Y-12 security, save money. By Frank Munger. Knoxville News
Sentinel. December 13, 2009
Oak Ridge incinerator shuttered. Closure activities may take about a year to complete By Frank Munger
Knoxville News Sentinel. December 3, 2009
Nuclear find may stall K-25 demolition. Widespread presence of element could slow project, raise cost.
Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. September 9, 2009
Mortality of Older Construction and Craft Workers Employed at Department of Energy (DOE) Nuclear
Sites. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE 52:671–682 (2009) Cancer deaths higher for Oak
Ridge workers.
Tennessee's sick nuclear workers get $1 billion. By Frank Munger , Knoxville News Sentinel. May 27, 2009
White Oak Dam contains hot lake. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. April 22, 2009
DOE closing Oak Ridge incinerator. Remaining waste to be burned at unique OR facility before closure.
Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. April 20, 2009.
Lab near old nuke dump. ORNL officials say waste site won't be built on or disturbed
By Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel. April 8, 2009
DOE lays out plans for 'energy park'. Project meant to clean up, bolster security, create jobs. Frank Munger
Knoxville News Sentinel. March 13, 2009
Audit: Problems at Y-12. Trouble refurbishing parts for warheads. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel.
March 4, 2009
December 29, 2009
DOE: Bechtel Jacobs out as contractor at K-25 site. Officials plan to have new cleanup manager in place by
end of 2011. By Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel. December 29, 2009
Accelerated uranium transfer to boost Y-12 security, save money. By Frank Munger. Knoxville News
Sentinel. December 13, 2009
Oak Ridge incinerator shuttered. Closure activities may take about a year to complete By Frank Munger
Knoxville News Sentinel. December 3, 2009
Nuclear find may stall K-25 demolition. Widespread presence of element could slow project, raise cost.
Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. September 9, 2009
Mortality of Older Construction and Craft Workers Employed at Department of Energy (DOE) Nuclear
Sites. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE 52:671–682 (2009) Cancer deaths higher for Oak
Ridge workers.
Tennessee's sick nuclear workers get $1 billion. By Frank Munger , Knoxville News Sentinel. May 27, 2009
White Oak Dam contains hot lake. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. April 22, 2009
DOE closing Oak Ridge incinerator. Remaining waste to be burned at unique OR facility before closure.
Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. April 20, 2009.
Lab near old nuke dump. ORNL officials say waste site won't be built on or disturbed
By Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel. April 8, 2009
DOE lays out plans for 'energy park'. Project meant to clean up, bolster security, create jobs. Frank Munger
Knoxville News Sentinel. March 13, 2009
Audit: Problems at Y-12. Trouble refurbishing parts for warheads. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel.
March 4, 2009
Cleanup funding down at Department of Energy's Oak Ridge site DOE official says site
deserves more money for projects Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel. July 17, 2011
Y-12 seismically at risk 9212 complex could be damaged, disabled by major quake, official
says By Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel. March 31, 2011
Nuclear dump cleared for Y-12 Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel February 13, 2011
High level of pollutant detected in Oak Ridge well Source of chemical compound
remains undetermined Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel January 9, 2011
Musical chairs at Y-12: shuffling the uranium Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel
December 29, 2010
White Oak Dam fortified Energy Department upgrades earthen stone structure for
worst-case scenarios By Frank Munger Knoxville News Sentinel December 28, 2010
Some good news about nuclear waste. Frank Munger. Knoxville News Sentinel. June
6,2010
5,600 tons of (radioactive) nickel finds a new home. Frank Munger Knoxville News
Sentinel April 14, 2010
DOE demolition worries agency Oak Ridge office should focus more on pollution, EPA
says By Frank Munger February 18, 2010
| Out of Control – On Purpose: DOE’s Dispersal of Radioactive Waste into Landfills and Consumer Products. Diane D’Arrigo and Mary Olson Nuclear Information and Resource Service. May 2007. A must read. |