http://www.diigo.com/user/Theenergynet/ornl Tue, 13 May 2008 08:55:06 -0000 Tue, 13 May 2008 08:55:06 -0000 http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/05/union_of_concerned_scientists.html <p>The Union of Concerned Scientists wants to postpone construction of a new production facility at Y-12 (Uranium Processing Facility or UPF) until the nation has a new nuclear policy and a better handle on the future of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. UCS also says it's &quot;premature&quot; to build the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement (CMRR) Nuclear Facility at Los Alamos.<br /><br />The new report, &quot;The Cart Before the Horse: DOE's Plan for the Future of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex,&quot; is available</p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/n-weapons' rel='tag'>n-weapons</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/ornl' rel='tag'>ornl</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/ucs' rel='tag'>ucs</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Tue, 13 May 2008 08:55:06 -0000 http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/04/rad_incident_report.html <p>Dirk Bartlett, director of government relations for EnergySolutions, today released a copy of the incident report the company submitted to the state earlier this year following a contamination incident at the Bear Creek Road waste-processing facility.<br /><br />The worker who opened the package received by far the highest radiation dose (about 2.8 rems), although a few others were in the area at the time.</p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/n-weapons' rel='tag'>n-weapons</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/ornl' rel='tag'>ornl</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/accident' rel='tag'>accident</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:05:36 -0000 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/apr/23/munger-uranium-bear-creek-valley-resource-hazard-o <p>Uranium mining in Oak Ridge's Bear Creek Valley?<br /><br />That is an idea floating around as folks begin to ponder the cleanup of the Bear Creek Burial Grounds, a 350-acre swath of federal property historically used for waste disposal at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant.<br /><br />There's an estimated 41 million pounds of uranium buried in the Cold War landfills.</p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/fuel-cycle' rel='tag'>fuel-cycle</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/cleanup' rel='tag'>cleanup</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/ornl' rel='tag'>ornl</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:07:46 -0000 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/apr/14/protesters-police-meet-again <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/n-weapons' rel='tag'>n-weapons</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/protest' rel='tag'>protest</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/ornl' rel='tag'>ornl</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/peace' rel='tag'>peace</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:45:31 -0000 http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/04/protest_sunday_at_y12_1.html <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/n-weapons' rel='tag'>n-weapons</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/ornl' rel='tag'>ornl</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/protest' rel='tag'>protest</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:19:26 -0000 http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/03/dose_reconstruction_redux_1.html <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/health' rel='tag'>health</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/n-weapons' rel='tag'>n-weapons</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuke.news' rel='tag'>nuke.news</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:16:21 -0000 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/mar/18/uranium-processing-facility-to-reopen <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/energy' rel='tag'>energy</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/enrichment' rel='tag'>enrichment</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/fuel-cycle' rel='tag'>fuel-cycle</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:24:23 -0000 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/mar/17/reactor-cleanup-making-progress <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/cleanup' rel='tag'>cleanup</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/fuel-cycle' rel='tag'>fuel-cycle</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuke.news' rel='tag'>nuke.news</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:02:55 -0000 http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/03/heumf_74_percent_and_counting_1.html <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/development' rel='tag'>development</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/fuel-cycle' rel='tag'>fuel-cycle</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/n-wepons' rel='tag'>n-wepons</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:24:57 -0000 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5572311.html <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/bombplex2030' rel='tag'>bombplex2030</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/n-weps' rel='tag'>n-weps</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuke.news' rel='tag'>nuke.news</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:15:27 -0000 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/feb/17/spin-masters <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/enrichment' rel='tag'>enrichment</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/fuel-cycle' rel='tag'>fuel-cycle</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuke.news' rel='tag'>nuke.news</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:05:41 -0000 http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/02/is_ornl_too_expensive_1.html <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/economics' rel='tag'>economics</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuke.news' rel='tag'>nuke.news</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/ornl' rel='tag'>ornl</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:47:52 -0000 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/feb/15/spills-and-thrills-at-y-12 <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/accident' rel='tag'>accident</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/leaks' rel='tag'>leaks</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/n-weps' rel='tag'>n-weps</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:45:48 -0000 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/feb/13/congressman-importing-italian-nuke-waste-would-vio <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/energy' rel='tag'>energy</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/italy' rel='tag'>italy</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/n-waste' rel='tag'>n-waste</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:25:09 -0000 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/feb/11/foreign-waste-in-or-not-new <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/energy' rel='tag'>energy</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/fuel-cycle' rel='tag'>fuel-cycle</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/italy' rel='tag'>italy</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/n-waste' rel='tag'>n-waste</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:36:43 -0000 http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/02/nuke_showdown_feb_26.html <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/bombplex2030' rel='tag'>bombplex2030</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/hearings' rel='tag'>hearings</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuke.alert' rel='tag'>nuke.alert</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:23:52 -0000 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/feb/01/workshop-held-to-evaluate-strategies-for-nuke <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/cleanup' rel='tag'>cleanup</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/fuel-cycle' rel='tag'>fuel-cycle</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuke.news' rel='tag'>nuke.news</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:25:05 -0000 http://www.oakridger.com/stories/013008/new_242011170.shtml <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/energy' rel='tag'>energy</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/health' rel='tag'>health</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuike.news' rel='tag'>nuike.news</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:00:14 -0000 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jan/28/nuke-fuel-recycling-project-a-spectacular-so-far <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/fuel-cycle' rel='tag'>fuel-cycle</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuke.news' rel='tag'>nuke.news</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/ornl' rel='tag'>ornl</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/reprocessing' rel='tag'>reprocessing</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:00:21 -0000 http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/01/what_government_secrecy.html <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/doe' rel='tag'>doe</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/government' rel='tag'>government</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuclear' rel='tag'>nuclear</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/nuke.news' rel='tag'>nuke.news</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet/ornl' rel='tag'>ornl</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/theenergynet'>theenergynet</a></p> Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:17:41 -0000 60