OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The International Standards Organization has put its stamp of approval on 18 nuclear analytical chemistry methods at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. These testing and calibration methods have received ISO 17025 accreditation. "Accreditation serves DOE missions in environmental stewardship, isotope production and nuclear security," said Joe   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: About 40 Civil Air Patrol cadets converged July 9-15 at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro for CAP's National Cadet Engineering Technology Academy, also known as E-Tech. Participating as students and staff, the cadets hailed from as far away as the Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, and Texas wings -- and even, in one case, Ramstein Cadet Squadron in Germany. Activities covered aerospace, eng  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management's (OREM) lead cleanup contractor, UCOR, has started constructing the final permitted cell in Landfill V. Landfill V is part of the Oak Ridge Reservation Landfills, which accept sanitary, industrial and construction waste generated from cleanup across the site. With an expansion of five acres of land, Landf  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 19 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The lithium-ion batteries used to power electric vehicles are key to a clean energy economy. But their electrodes are usually made using a wet slurry with toxic solvents, an expensive manufacturing approach that poses health and environmental risks. Early experiments at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have revealed significant benef  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 18 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Jacob McCulley of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been named a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, effective June 21. IEEE, one of the world's largest technical professional organizations, is dedicated to improving global conditions through technological innovation. Senior members, who make up   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 19 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers used images from a photo-sharing website to identify crude oil train routes across the nation to provide data that could help transportation planners better understand regional impacts. More than 300 crude oil rail incidents have occurred in the U.S. over the past decade, causing adverse consequences from fire and h  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 18 (TNSacc) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news release: The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has accredited the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Energy beryllium laboratory in Oak Ridge for the eighth time since the laboratory's first accreditation in 2009. The laboratory is one of only three nationwide that performs the beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test. This test determines if a   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news release: For many students, math and science lessons are replaced with sleeping in and trips to the pool when the calendar flips to June. While parents and teachers agree brain breaks are good for everyone, they hope months of learning aren't lost in the trade. Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is committed to partnering with communities an  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following directive: The U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), arrived off the northwest coast of the U.K. for a brief logistics stop July 16, 2023. Commander of U.S. European Command, U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, embarked the Tennessee at sea where the crew provided a tour and demonstrations of the unit's capabilities. "This operation demonstrates the flexibility, surviv  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's European Command issued the following news release: * * * This release was updated July 19, 2023, to include a quote from U.K. Commodore Paul Dunn * * * The U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), arrived off the northwest coast of the U.K. for a brief logistics stop July 16, 2023. Commander of U.S. European Command, U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, embarked the Tennessee at sea where the crew p  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) announced today that the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program (VCGP), which it oversees, has awarded a grant of up to $7,167,700 to the state of Tennessee for the expansion and improvement of Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Nashville. VA will also reimburse the St  more