Your most critical assets deserve more than just fences and cameras. NV5’s cutting-edge layered security solutions extend detection and response beyond traditional perimeters. From advanced geospatial analytics to integrated surveillance and access control, NV5 helps you stay ahead of threats before they breach your defenses. Learn more.

Learn More

Waste Management

DOE hosts grand opening for K-­25 History Center

March 8, 2020, 9:46AMNuclear News

Visitors explore the exhibits and interactive displays at the K-25 History Center at Oak Ridge. Photo: DOE

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and its contractor URS/CH2M Oak Ridge hosted a ribbon-­cutting ceremony on February 27 for the new K-­25 History Center on the site of the former uranium enrichment plant. Located next to the original foundation for the K-­25 building, the center was built to honor and preserve the stories of the workers who constructed and operated the K-­25 complex during World War II and the Cold War.

To continue reading, log in or create a free account!

Related Articles

My story: Abraham Weitzberg, ANS member since 1962

November 25, 2025, 9:31AMANS NewsAbraham Weitzberg

My first exposure to nuclear engineering was in 1956–57 when I was a fourth-­year chemical engineering undergraduate at MIT. The previous summer, I worked at an oil refinery in New Jersey...

New financing round benefits Valar

November 13, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News

Hawthorne, Calif.–based reactor start-up Valar Atomics recently announced that it has raised $130 million in its Series A funding round, led by venture capital groups Snowpoint, Day One, and...

X-energy begins irradiation testing at INL

November 12, 2025, 3:01PMNuclear News

Advanced reactor and fuel developer X-energy has officially begun confirmatory irradiation testing at Idaho National Laboratory on its TRISO-X fuel. The testing, which is taking place over the...