Knoxville Biz Ticker: Demolition of former Radioisotope Development Lab underway at Oak Ridge
The Knoxville News-Sentinel 2/25/2021 Knoxville News Sentinel
Demolition of former Radioisotope Development Lab underway at Oak Ridge
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR have begun removing the two remaining structures at the former Radioisotope Development Lab at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
“This project launches our next phase of major demolition and cleanup at ORNL,” said Nathan Felosi, OREM’s portfolio federal project director for ORNL. “Our work is eliminating contaminated structures, like this one, that are on DOE’s list of high-risk facilities and clearing space for future research missions.”
Knoxville Biz Ticker: Demolition of former Radioisotope Development Lab underway at Oak Ridge
The Knoxville News-Sentinel 2/25/2021 Knoxville News Sentinel
Demolition of former Radioisotope Development Lab underway at Oak Ridge
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR have begun removing the two remaining structures at the former Radioisotope Development Lab at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
“This project launches our next phase of major demolition and cleanup at ORNL,” said Nathan Felosi, OREM’s portfolio federal project director for ORNL. “Our work is eliminating contaminated structures, like this one, that are on DOE’s list of high-risk facilities and clearing space for future research missions.”
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Pandemic impacts litter cleanup efforts in Knoxville
Officials said that litter could be more visible because there is not enough foliage to cover it up, and because the city has not been able to take litter crews out. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 11:17 PM EST February 18, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Around Knoxville, it may start to seem like litter grows on the side of the road like any other plant. Many people have said it looks like trash is piling up around the city.
Officials said those people could be seeing more litter because there may not be enough foliage to cover the litter up. However, they also said that the city could not safely take volunteers and litter crews out to collect the trash because of the COVID-19 pandemic.