WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Today the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final report into the November 2020 hydrogen chloride (HCl) release that occurred during maintenance activities at the Wacker Polysilicon North American facility in Charleston, Tennessee. A worker was fatally injured in the incident. In its final report, the CSB found that at the time of the incident   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Employer failed to pay proper minimum wage, overtime * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $270,751 in back wages after investigators learned a Nashville restaurant required servers to share tips with dishwashers and failed to pay some workers overtime wages when required. In all, 82 employees will benefit from the wage recovery. Investigators with the dep  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 15 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: John Gearhart has been named director of the Environment, Safety, Health and Quality Directorate at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, effective June 19. Gearhart will lead the safety and operational infrastructure that enables the laboratory's science missions while protecting workers, the public and the environment. ESH&Q provides b  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) cleanup contractor UCOR recognized six small businesses at a ceremony last week for their support of EM's cleanup mission. "Small businesses are often the unsung heroes behind our progress. They provide important services that help us complete projects on schedule and on budget," said OREM Procuremen  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Like most scientists, Chengping Chai is not content with the surface of things: He wants to probe beyond to learn what's really going on. But in his case, he is literally building a map of the world beneath, using seismic and acoustic data that reveal when and where the earth moves. Yet earthquakes are not the focus of Chai's research at the  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In late May, the Quantum Science Center convened its first in-person all-hands meeting since the center was established in 2020. More than 120 QSC members gathered in Nashville, Tennessee to discuss the center's operations, research and overarching scientific aims. This event occurred just over halfway through the center's five-year tenure - an important moment for p  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Simulations performed on the Summit supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory revealed new insights into the role of turbulence in mixing fluids and could open new possibilities for projecting climate change and studying fluid dynamics. The study, published in the Journal of Turbulence, used Summit to model the dynamics of a   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 14 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Innovations in artificial intelligence are rapidly shaping our world, from virtual assistants and chatbots to self-driving cars and automated manufacturing. Seizing on the potential of AI to transform science, the nation's leading experts in science and technology have released a blueprint for the United States to accelerate progress by expanding its capabil  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: In the first year of producing its groundbreaking monthly news show, "Energycast Oak Ridge," the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) took home a national award recognizing excellence in storytelling and public outreach. "We've been really pleased with the interest and response to this newscast, and our team is actively working  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, Kevin G. Ritz, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Juan Covarrubias-Garcia, 34, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of cocaine. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the guilty plea today. According to United States Attorney Ritz and information presented in court, on November 14, 2022, West Tennessee Drug Task Forc  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: The 2023 AEDC Fellows selection committee is proud to announce the selection of two new AEDC Fellows. Martha Ann Simmons has been selected as a Lifetime Achievement Fellow and Norman Smith as a Craft Fellow They become the 116th and 117th AEDC Fellows since the program's inception in 1989. AEDC Fellows are selected for their disproportionately positive impact on the United States aerospace i  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Tennessee man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Devin McNulty, 27, of Loudo  more