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Friday Program - ONLINE
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ETEC’s goal is to meet virtually until we can be together again on Friday mornings.
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ETEC will NOT meet on Friday, July 3.
Have a great 4th of July Weekend!
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Meeting Sponsor
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Thank you to Mesa Associates for sponsoring the Friday morning meetings in July.
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Upcoming Virtual Meetings
July 10 - Douglas Holtz-Eakin, American Action Forum
July 17 - Impacts of Cleanup on Environment, Missions, and Economy, Jay Mullis & Ken Rueter
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Virtual Events
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July 3 - What’s The CARES Act? Webinar Series
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July 16 - TVC National Summit – Virtual Session
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July 23 - TVC National Summit – Virtual Session
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July 30 - TVC National Summit – Virtual Session
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ETEC News
Call for 2020 Award Nominations
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UT LEIC: Developing Training Program to Minimize Biased-Based Policing in Law Enforcement
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The University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC) today announced plans to develop a training program to minimize biased-based policing in the law enforcement community.
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Beth Jenkins Becomes First Woman Plant Manager for TVA Nuclear Plant
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America's newest commercial nuclear power plant is also the first for the Tennessee Valley Authority to have a female plant director.
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Beth Jenkins, a nuclear engineer who has worked in the industry for 21 years, became plant manager of TVA's Watts Bar Nuclear Plant on Monday.
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OREM awards local small business four-year contract
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On June 30, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) awarded Management Solutions, LLC a four-year contract to provide business and administrative support. The contract to the Knoxville-based, 8(a), woman-owned small business has a value of approximately $4 million.
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"Radioactive Gobstoppers" Could Stop the Next Nuclear Reactor Meltdown
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“When you start with a reactor that can’t melt, your safety case completely changes.”
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Researchers are hoping that tiny graphite-coated balls of uranium, likened by Wired to “radioactive gobstoppers,” could revitalize nuclear energy production in the United States by making nuclear plants completely meltdown-proof.
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Path to Market: New License for a UTIA Technology to a Fight Billion-Dollar Agricultural Crisis
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Obtaining a commercial license with an industry partner doesn’t happen overnight. The journey of bringing a technology from initial discovery to the marketplace can be a long and challenging process. Industry landscape changes constantly, and companies consistently raise the bar on the amount of data and de-risking they require prior to licensing.
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Innov865 Goes Virtual, Honors Startups and Inventors Fighting COVID-19
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The Innov865 Alliance announced today Innov865 Week 2020 will be virtual this year, and it will make a special effort to honor startups and inventors making an impact on the fight against COVID-19. Innov865 Week 2020 is Monday, September 28 – Friday, October 2.
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Membership Information
Ready to Join . . .
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• To learn more about ETEC and the Friday morning meetings, visit the website.
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Already a Member . . .
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• To inquire about the status of your membership, email Tracy
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East Tennessee Economic Council
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1201 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Suite 100
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