Oak Ridge News

Employees take groundwater samples at the East Tennessee Technology Park to understand which areas require further action. The site is divided into three sections for groundwater remediation planning — the Main Plant Area, K-31 and K-33 Area and Zone 1.
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor UCOR have shifted to soil and groundwater remediation at the East Tennessee Technology Park in the homestretch of a cleanup that took down more than 500 aging, contaminated structures.
The “No One Fights Alone” event last week brought together representatives from the medical research community, federal government and private companies who are making advances in cancer research. The program’s name served as a reminder to those battling cancer that an entire community is fighting alongside them.
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) joined partners in a growing collaboration at an event last week to celebrate advances in cancer treatment research that have emerged from an unexpected place — old nuclear material.