OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — State officials announced Friday that a low-power demonstration reactor called “Hermes” will be established in the East Tennessee Technology Park. Gov. Bill Lee’s office along with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe released the details of the upcoming reactor. The company behind Hermes is the […]
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TVA and Kairos Power to collaborate on demonstration reactor
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is to provide engineering, operations and licensing support to help Kairos Power deploy its Hermes low-power demonstration reactor at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee under a newly announced collaboration agreement between the two companies. The site at ETTP where Hermes would be built (Image: Kairos) […]
Kairos Power selects East Tennessee Technology Park site for fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature test reactor
OAK RIDGE, TENN., UNITED STATES — Kairos Power announced today at the 2020 East Tennessee Economic Council (ETEC) Annual Meeting and Awards Celebration its plans to deploy a test reactor at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, pending completion of due diligence and the results of discussions with state and local […]
Delta Dental of Tennessee Commits More than $3.3 Million to Help Dentists Safely Return to Work
Operation #SmilesMatter provides Tennessee dentists with $1,000 allowance to purchase personal protective equipment and other supplies NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Delta Dental of Tennessee (Delta Dental) today announced a commitment of more than $3.3 million for Operation #SmilesMatter, a grant program to help Tennessee dentists acquire much needed supplies, equipment, and technology as they prepare to reopen […]
Leaky Hydrogen Fluoride System at 9212 Reactivated This Month
The prime contractor for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Y-12 National Security Complex continued to grapple with a fix for a hydrogen fluoride system until earlier this month — well after an April leak that prompted an evacuation of the agency’s main uranium processing building. The system in Building 9212 “returned to operation on Monday, […]
TO ADD OR NOT TO ADD: Board votes against putting flouride in Sneedville’s drinking water
SNEEDVILLE — Due to its controversial nature and the community not asking for the addition of the substance, the Sneedville Utility District Board voted unanimously on June 13, 2019, to not add flouride to its public water supply. After earlier discussions about possibly adding fluoride to drinking water, the Hancock County Eagle received letters ‘for’ […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tenn. Dept. of Health recommends fluoride to help fight tooth decay
Note from the Fluoride Action Network Dr. Kirschke of the Tennessee Department of Health had this opportunity to inform the public of the risks to the fetus when the pregnant woman drinks fluoridated water – but did not use it. The U.S. National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIH/NIEHS) funded a Mother-Offspring […]
Hole in Valve Linked to April Hydrogen Fluoride Leak at Y-12
Note from the Fluoride Action Network The Y-12 National Security Complex is a United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration facility located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. en.wikipedia.org ___________________________________________________ A hole in a calibration valve caused the hydrogen fluoride leak that prompted the operations contractor of the Y-12 […]
Regulatory filing: 3M to pay $35 million to settle water pollution case
3M Co. is paying $35 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it contaminated West Morgan-East Lawrence Water Authority’s water supply with industrial chemicals that have been discharged into the Tennessee River, the company said in a regulatory filing. In a joint statement Friday, WMEL and 3M announced they had settled, but did not disclose the […]
College Street students treated with no-fill cavity treatment
Students at College Street Elementary School last week received free no drill cavity treatments through a state Department of Health’s pilot program involving a silver diamine fluoride sealant to affected teeth. The program involves a relatively new to the US treatment that has been used for decades worldwide. The MCS Family Resource Center and Coordinated […]