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(Oak Ridger) Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Thom Mason announced in September that the lab may cut as many as 350 positions by Dec. 31 because of federal actions aimed at reducing the U.S. budget deficit.
On Wednesday, according to The Associated Press, Lab officials said "almost" 250 employees applied for the Voluntary Separation Program...11/30 |
(CNET News)
Nvidia chips are now in three of the five fastest supercomputers in the world. How did Nvidia get there so fast? ...The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, probably the premier U.S. supercomputing site, will use Tesla processors in its next supercomputer, Titan...11/29
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DOE
(Knoxville News Sentinel)
The National Nuclear Security Administration has filed an appeal on the new discharge permit for the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant, arguing against the state's use of the permit to enforce mercury-cleanup projects at the federal site...11/30
(DOE Press Release) After a rigorous testing process, Energy Department project partners at ThermoChem Recovery International (TRI) have validated a process that converts wood waste and forest residue into clean, renewable fuel...11/30
State & Regional
(Knoxville News Sentinel)
A recently approved makeover of TVA's renewable energy program is aimed at developing green power while keeping prices down for its customers, officials with the public utility say...11/30
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National
(NPR)
The U.S. economy is experiencing its strongest across-the-board growth of the year, as private companies hire more people, some manufacturers expand and the stock market surges on a plan to ease Europe's financial crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 490 points Wednesday, an increase of more than 4 percent...11/30
(Reuters)
One of the last seven U.S. military bases in Iraq, Echo is in rapid handover to Iraqi hands as American soldiers there pack up and complete their final task - protecting the last few departing troops heading home south across the Kuwaiti border...11/30
East Tennessee
(Oak Ridger) More than 80 families in rural Appalachia enjoyed Thanksgiving meals thanks to employees in the Facilities, Infrastructure and Services (FI&S) organization at the Y-12 National Security Complex...11/30
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New Twist in the Search for Dark Matter