1997 Archived News Releases

December 1997
Bechtel Jacobs Awarded DOE Environmental Management Contract December 19, 1997
Lower East Fork Poplar Creek Remediation Complete; Upper East Fork Next December 11, 1997
Release of TSCA Incinerator Panel's Draft Report December 10, 1997
November 1997
Cleanup Being Achieved Ahead of Schedule Through Reindustrialization November 20, 1997
Diversity Leader Community Forum Scheduled November 3, 1997
October 1997
DOE and State of Alabama Sign Technology Agreement October 28, 1997
Vincent Adams Named ORO Group Leader October 24, 1997
Oak Ridge Water Plant Receives Highest Rating October 23, 1997
ORO to Celebrate 15th Hispanic Heritage Month October 3, 1997
September 1997
ETTP Takes Corrective Actions to Improve Environmental Health and Safety September 25, 1997
DOE Announces Plan to Issue a Request for Proposals for Environmental Cleanup Projects September 4, 1997
Mexico Joins Oak Ridge International Information Program September 2, 1997
August 1997
DOE to Test New Monitoring Systems on Incinerator August 28, 1997
Samples Indicate TSCA Working Well August 27, 1997
Beverly, Mass Cleanup Complete; 25th Site Moves FUSRAP Cleanup Past Midpoint August 27, 1997
DOE, BNFL Sign Contract for Major Environmental Cleanup Project August 25, 1997
DOE Plans Public Scoping Meeting for Proposed National Spallation Neutron Source Facility August 6, 1997
Cleanup of Major ORNL Legacy Site Begins August 5, 1997
DOE Sponsors Excess Property Outreach Program for East Tennessee Schools August 4, 1997
July 1997
DOE to Host Second Hispanic Entrepreneurial Conference July 31, 1997
DOE Issues Final Request for Proposals for Environmental Management Contract July 17, 1997
RFP for Transuranic Waste Issued July 3, 1997
June 1997
Fifteenth Annual DOE Independence Day Observance Scheduled June 23, 1997
DOE to Perform Aerial Survey of Oak Ridge Reservation June 9, 1997
May 1997
Transportation Center Puts East Tennessee in Driver's Seat May 30,1997
DOE Awards $10 Million Community Transition Funding for Oak Ridge May 20, 1997
ORO to Commemorate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month May 8, 1997
April 1997
Jenifer Y. Hackett Named Director of ORO Planning and Budget Division April 30, 1997
Soil Freezing Technology Demonstrated at Oak Ridge April 10, 1997
March 1997
Dr. Walter Warnick Named Director of Office of Scientific and Technical Information March 20, 1997
Thai Officials, DOE to Sign Sister Lab Agreement at ORNL March 19, 1997
Final Report on Colonie Site Cleanup Available to Public March 12, 1997
DOE Issues Draft Requests for Proposals for Environmental Management Contract March 10, 1997
DOE to Perform Survey of Oak Ridge Reservation March 7, 1997
Shielded Containers Latest Product Created from Recycled Scrap Metals March 6, 1997
February 1997
Ninth Annual Tennessee Science Bowl to be Held March 1 February 25, 1997
K-25 Site Renamed "East Tennessee Technology Park February 21, 1997
DOE Plans Public Meeting on Waste Management and Disposal Options February 12, 1997
DOE to Fill Oak Ridge Reservation's Environmental Management Site Specific Advisory Board Vacancies February 5, 1997
January 1997
New Location for DOE-ORO Public Reading Room January 23, 1997
Penry Appointed ORO Chief Financial Officer January 8, 1997