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Friday, April 25, 2008

 

OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY

ORHS student Katie Sloop receives UT-Battelle Scholarship
(ORNL Press Release) Katharine Michelle Sloop, an Oak Ridge High School student who already sports an impressive portfolio of scientific research, is this year's UT-Battelle Scholarship winner....4/24

LOCAL DOE:

'Unexpected thermal reaction' in can of enriched uranium
(Atomic City Underground) A March 28 memo from Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board staff stationed at Y-12 noted there was a reaction in a can used to store briquettes of enriched uranium....4/24

COMMUNITY:

Manufacturing market earns kudos
(Knoxville News Sentinel) The Knoxville/Oak Ridge market is fourth in Southern Business & Development Magazine’s rankings of the top markets in the South for advanced manufacturing....The magazine mentioned Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee and the Y-12 National Security Complex as indicators of success in the Knoxville/Oak Ridge region....4/25

UT:

Expansion to Aid Small-Animal Care
(Knoxville News Sentinel) The new clinic has a $1.5 million linear accelerator used to irradiate tumors, a rare feature among the nation's university veterinary hospitals...4/25

Search for new chancellor continues
(UT Daily Beacon) The search for a new chancellor may take longer than originally thought. The timeline for the selection process, which was originally deemed “aggressive” by the selection committee, has had some setbacks, said Hap McSween, chair of the Chancellor Section Committee and head of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences....4/25

WORK FORCE:

Bush Plan to Contract Federal Jobs Falls Short
(Washington Post) A program that forces federal employees to compete for their jobs against private contractors has made little progress and has shaken morale...4/25 [Registration Required]
 

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL:

Report: Iraqi forces lacking
(USA Today) Iraq's military and police forces need years of improvements before they have enough recruits, officers and support systems to secure the country...4/25

Pakistan Asserts It Is Near a Deal With Militants
(New York Times) A 15-point draft of the accord would lead to the gradual withdrawal of the Pakistani military from part of the tribal region of South Waziristan....4/25

ENERGY & SCIENCE POLICY:

Utah governor opposes imports of Italian waste for processing in Oak Ridge
(Oak Ridger) Gov. Jon Huntsman said Wednesday he will block the shipment of Italian nuclear waste to Utah, reversing his earlier position that foreign waste should be an issue decided by the federal government. EnergySolutions Inc. has an application pending before the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to import 20,000 tons of low-level radioactive waste through Southern ports for processing at Oak Ridge, Tenn....4/24

DOE Office of Science Initiative
(AIP Bulletin) The Department of Energy's Office of Science has put forward an FY 2009 initiative offering a new funding opportunity for researchers that also responds to sentiment in Congress favoring more support for research addressing the nation's energy needs....4/24

DOE:

U.S. Department of Energy and Tennessee Valley Authority Increase Cooperation on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Data
(DOE Press Release) The U.S. Department of Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority this week agreed to collaborate on developing and exchanging information on advanced fuel cycle technologies...4/24

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

Tests Confirm T. Rex Kinship With Birds
(New York Times) In the first analysis of proteins extracted from dinosaur bones, scientists say they have established more firmly than ever that the closest living relatives of the mighty predator Tyrannosaurus rex are modern birds....4/25

Nanoparticles Help Gauze Stop Gushing Wounds
(Wired) [C]hemists have infused cotton gauze with nanoparticles, giving it a vastly improved ability to halt blood loss -- even in tight spots like the neck or groin where it's hard to apply pressure....4/24

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