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Krista Wiegand

Global Security Program Director

Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy
University of Tennessee

March 18, 2022

7:30-8:30 a.m. (EST)

UT Outreach Center in Oak Ridge & on Zoom
Dr. Wiegand is planning to join us in person on Friday.
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Hybrid Friday Meeting Details:

Virtual Attendees (Please Register):

To participate in the meeting via Zoom, register for this and future upcoming Friday meetings with the link below:
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https://tennessee.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkcOuvrj0sGtH310HtTdFkG1Hk4G3sF3k0

In-Person (Registration not Needed):

Meetings are held in the UT Outreach Center in Oak Ridge. Attendees are no longer required to wear masks but may do so at their discretion.
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Meeting Sponsor

Thank you to UCOR - United Cleanup Oak Ridge, LLC for sponsoring the Friday morning meetings in March.
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Meeting Sponsorships

June, August, September, October, and November/December are still available.

Consider sponsoring a month of ETEC meetings. The cost is $750 per month and the benefits are below. To easily purchase this great promotional opportunity for your organization, click here.

  • Verbal recognition of sponsorship by the ETEC Chairperson at weekly meetings
  • Advertisement with logo on meeting slides at weekly meetings
  • Opportunity to speak for 3 minutes during one weekly meeting during the month
  • Logo ad with a link to your website in ~4 weekly newsletters per month
  • Logo with link to your website on the events page of the ETEC website

Events

Jim's Retirement Reception

ETEC is hosting a retirement reception for Jim Campbell on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Calhoun's on the Lake in Oak Ridge. Please RSVP here.
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Upcoming ETEC Friday Meetings

April 1 - Special Program and Muddy Boot Awards Presentation
April 8 - Dr. Balendra Sutharshan, ALD Isotope Science and Engineering, ORNL
April 15 - No ETEC, Good Friday
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Other Events

Mar 17 - White House Fusion Summit - Virtual
Mar 18 - TSBDC: Startup Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs
Mar 19 - MPNHP: Jackson Square In-Person History Program
Mar 21-24 - Launch Tennessee: Innovation Week
Mar 22 - BDL: Labor Market & Supply Chain Update, Marianne Wanamaker, PhD
Mar 22 - Knox Chamber, KEC, Innov865: Angel Investing Series
Mar 23 - ETEC Nuclear Working Group Meeting – Featuring GAIN (RSVP)
Mar 24 - UT Baker Center: Energy and Environment Forum with Valerie Karplus
Mar 29 - TAEBC: Virtual Annual Member Meeting
Mar 29-30 - SBA: Women’s Business Summit
Mar 30 - ETEC Retirement Reception for Jim Campbell

Apr 5 - KTech: Data Science Meet-Up on Climate Change
Apr 6 - Knoxville Chamber: Technology in Healthcare Virtual Event
Apr 7-8 - CodeStock 2022 Technology Conference
Apr 11- Spark Cleantech Accelerator Applications Due – Extended Deadline
Apr 20 - Burns & McDonnell Open House & Ribbon-Cutting
Apr 20-21 - Knox Chamber: Workforce Symposium-Growing and Retaining Talent

News

NNSA Releases FY 2022 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan Report

The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration is releasing the Fiscal Year 2022 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan (FY 2022 SSMP). The report can be found here and later today, NNSA will issue a press release making the report public.

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NNSA Releases FY 2022 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan Report

DOE Speaks to Supply Chain Issues Affecting the Nuclear Industry

DOE recently completed a report titled “America’s Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy Transition” on what it will take to secure the supply chains necessary to support the Nation’s clean energy goals.

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DOE Speaks to Supply Chain Issues Affecting the Nuclear Industry

Diverse Employee Skills Ensure Oak Ridge Facilities Remain Safe, Stable

The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and cleanup contractor UCOR are responsible for maintaining infrastructure that supports waste treatment and environmental cleanup missions, such as the Liquid Gaseous Waste Operations at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Diverse Employee Skills Ensure Oak Ridge Facilities Remain Safe, Stable

Opportunity to Comment on Kairos Power's Hermes Project Environmental Impact

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public input on environmental issues pertaining to Kairos Power’s construction permit application for the Hermes low-power demonstration reactor to be built at the Heritage Center site in East Tennessee Technology Park.

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Opportunity to Comment on Kairos Power's Hermes Project Environmental Impact

TVA Unveils $3M in Pilot Projects -- East Tennessee PBS Receives Funds for Building the Future of East Tennessee’s Workforce

East Tennessee PBS is pleased to be included as a partner in a vital TVA initiative, which will allow the non-profit public media organization to apply data and innovative technologies to support the future of East Tennessee’s workforce through a focus on early learners.

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TVA Unveils $3M in Pilot Projects -- East Tennessee PBS Receives Funds for Building the Future of East Tennessee’s Workforce

Congratulations to C2Labs, 2nd Runner Up, PYA Ballard Innovation Award 2022

Congratulations to ETEC Member, C2Labs who placed as the second runner-up in the 2022 PYA Ballard Innovation Award competition. 

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Congratulations to C2Labs, 2nd Runner Up, PYA Ballard Innovation Award 2022

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