Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board

Congratulations to Harold Conner -- we are grateful he also chooses to spend time on our board!

Conner Inducted into NE Hall of Fame With more than five decades of nuclear industry experience, Harold Conner Jr. was selected as the 2026 inductee into the department's Hall of Fame.

Another reason to visit the K-25 History Center!

Join rangers this Saturday, May 9, to learn how the topography of East Tennessee shaped the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge. A new history hike, Protecting the Project: How Geography Shaped America’s Secret City, leaves from the visitor center at 11am EDT. Learn more: https://go.nps.gov/qy2gws

All park programs are free and open to all.

Hike Route: 2-mile loop on the North Ridge Trail. Trail surfaces vary between paved sidewalk between Visitor Center & trailheads to dirt trails with tripping hazards. Trail has significant elevation changes (875' to 1200' elevation) with sections of both uphill and downhills on unpaved surfaces.

Image Credit: US Department of Energy/Ed Westcott

It's time for member recruitment! We will have several vacancies soon. If you are interested in OREM's cleanup mission, we encourage you to apply. We accept potential members from a variety of counties surrounding Oak Ridge. Apply directly on our Google form: https://forms.gle/6tAF1BvqDbgS1V7e7

More details about the board are at www.energy.gov/orssab; Questions? Email [email protected]., call 865-241-4584, or message us.

These are volunteer positions. You must be at least 18 years old. Government contractors are allowed (with some restrictions) but federal employees are not.

It's time for member recruitment! We will have several vacancies opening on our board soon. If you are interested in OREM's cleanup mission we encourage you to apply. We accept potential members from a variety of counties surrounding Oak Ridge.

Reach us at www.energy.gov/orssab or [email protected]. Questions? Email, call 865-241-4584, or message us.

These are volunteer positions. You must be at least 18 years old. Government contractors are allowed (with some restrictions) but federal employees are not.

ORSSAB board officers were also able to meet with the Assistant Secretary during his visit

Come celebrate Manhattan Project National Historical Park's 10th anniversary on Thursday, April 30, 2026, with special events throughout Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Explore America’s Secret City and learn about the first 10 years of the park with free admission to Oak Ridge museums throughout the day. Participating museums include the American Museum of Science and Energy, Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, K-25 Atomic History Center, New Hope Center, and Oak Ridge History Museum. Park staff and volunteers will be at local museums from 10 am through 4 pm.

Event Schedule:
6:00 am – New Hope Center at Y-12 National Security Complex opens until 4:30 pm.

9:00 am - American Museum of Science and Energy & K-25 Atomic History Center open with free admission until 5:00 pm.

10:00 am - Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge & Oak Ridge History Museum open with free admission until 4:00 pm. The Flat Top house on museum grounds will be open free of charge.

4:00 pm –Reception with remarks from NPS and City of Oak Ridge at Oak Ridge Conference Center.

5:00 pm – Free showing of Oppenheimer at Cinemark. Registration with American Museum of Science and Energy is required.

For more information: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=73D0AEC8-F4DC-8FA0-331C4AC59BBA9375

Image Credit: NPS

Here's the highlights from our meeting going over ways the DOE Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management communicates its news and gets community input. We'll be talking a bit more about this at next Wednesday's committee meeting. 6 p.m. at the DOE Information Center.

ORSSAB Meeting - February 11, 2026 The board discussed OREM Public Outreach Efforts.

Tomorrow (Thursday) at 5 p.m.! Learn about cleanup planned on the Oak Ridge Reservation this year from DOE

Public Information Session - 2026 Projects The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management is committed to keeping the community informed about the latest updates related to environmental cleanup. OREM is rescheduling this event to another date later this fall.

ORSSAB will next meet February 11, but there's an earlier opportunity to hear about cleanup progress! from 5-6:30 p.m. January 29, Department of Energy - Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management will have a poster session at the Oak Ridge Conference Center – 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Federal project managers will be on hand to discuss the work and many of the topics will be ones the board will hear about in more depth over the coming year.