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Hydrofluoric acid spills into DeSoto County creek after fire
A chemical spill was reported in DeSoto County Saturday. Crews worked through the night to clean up the affected areas. The DeSoto County Government provided an update on Sunday. They stated that action has been taken to neutralize PH levels of the creek water and it has returned to normal parameters. The CDC says hydrofluoric acid is created […]
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Fluoridation chemicals: Jasper board addresses potential supply chain residual fallout
Jasper, Tenn. – As infamously scarce in the marketplace as many electronic components have been affecting car production and the availability of many popular home products, the Town of Jasper learned they might be victim to the supply chain issues in a different way. The Jasper Water Plant has historically inserted fluoride in the water supply […]
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Kairos submits PSAR for Oak Ridge demonstration reactor
US company Kairos Power has submitted the preliminary safety analysis report (PSAR) for its fluoride salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (KP-FHR) to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as part of its application for a construction permit for the Hermes low-power demonstration reactor, which is to be built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. A rendering of the Hermes […]
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Low-power nuclear demonstration reactor ‘Hermes’ coming to Oak Ridge
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) […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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’ […]
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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 […]
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