EnergizeTN News

(Newswise) 1) Researchers have developed an innovative cooling concept that could improve vehicle performance, life expectancy and overall efficiency without increasing costs. 2) Alumina-forming austenitic stainless steels boast an increased upper-temperature oxidation, or corrosion, limit that is 100 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit higher than that of conventional stainless steels. 3) A new explosives detector with incredible sensitivity and a range of up to 100 meters could save lives and thwart the efforts of terrorists…6/29

(Atomic City Underground) The Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences is taking shape at the foot of the Spallation Neutron Source in Oak Ridge and, according to ORNL spokesman Billy Stair, construction should be completed in April 2010. Rouse Construction Co. of Knoxville is handling the project. The $7.6 million for JINS was provided by the state of Tennessee. The original idea for JINS goes back to before SNS was started actually, ORNL Director Thom Mason said this week. It was part of the original commitment the state made as part of the effort to make sure that the SNS was built in Tennessee…6/26

(The Tennessean) Gov. Phil Bredesen and Matt Kisber, the state’s commissioner of economic and community development, plan to attend the Southeast U.S./Japan annual meeting in Tokyo this fall, followed by a nine-day trade mission to China…6/30

(Oak Ridger) Oak Ridge and Knoxville will be in the television spotlight over the next two weeks as PBS’ History Detectives investigate the historical significance of two mysterious letters contributed by area residents. At 9 tonight on Channel 2, cast members of the television show, History Detectives, delve into the Manhattan Project Patent….6/29

(AP) Last week, we learned that Ted Sprague had just arrived at Y-12 and joined John Googin working in the Bulk Treatment laboratory in Building 9202. This would have been in mid-1944. Googin was pleased to have the help and between the two of them they made significant improvements in the newly developing technology of preparing uranium for processing through the calutrons at Y-12…6/26

(DOE Press Release) Building on the action by the U.S. House of Representatives in passing historic legislation that will pave the way for the transition to a clean energy economy, President Barack Obama and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced aggressive actions to promote energy efficiency and save American consumers billions of dollars per year…6/29

(Azocleantech) A Florida State University researcher has received a $1 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for a study that could lead to the design of better nuclear fuels and safer and more efficient reactors to generate nuclear power. The mission of this particular center, led by the Idaho National Laboratory, is to use better computational models to learn more about nuclear reactor fuels. Florida State is a member of the center???s team along with the University of Florida, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Colorado School of Mines and the University of Wisconsin at Madison…6/30