ETEC News & Notes 10/21/2026
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Featured Friday with the ETEC Board
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Erik Olds - DOE Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM)
Jennifer Lee - American Museum of Science & Energy (AMSE) - Nuclear Science Week
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In person in the UT Outreach Center and online via Zoom.
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In Person (Registration Not Needed)
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This meeting is held in the UT Outreach Center in Oak Ridge. Guests of our members are welcome. Find more information about our Friday morning meetings here.
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To participate in the meeting via Zoom, register for this and future Friday meetings.
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October 30 - Tom King, Director of the Next-Generation Data Centers Institute, ORNL
November 6 - Senator Becky Massey, Tennessee Senate District 6
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ETEC Pre-Game Power Up
November 7 | Zeanah Engineering Building, UT-Knoxville
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Registration is Open for Attendees!
ETEC and the University of Tennessee Department of Nuclear Engineering are teaming up again for the 3rd annual Pre-Game Power Up Tailgate! Save the afternoon of Saturday, November 7, 3 hours before the Tennessee Volunteers take on the Kentucky Wildcats at Neyland Stadium for this fun event.
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Join ETEC members, guests, and UT nuclear engineering graduate students at the Zeanah Engineering Building for food, networking, and a showcase of student research before the game. Tailgate times will be announced once the game time is set. Thanks to our sponsors: Kairos Power, SpectraTech, SMART Local 5, and System One.
Click here for details and to register
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ETEC Annual Meeting & Awards Celebration
December 4 | Hilton Knoxville Airport
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Registration is Open for Attendees!
Join ETEC members and friends from 8:00–10:30 a.m. for the annual breakfast banquet that brings the ETEC community together to network, hear from a keynote speaker, and celebrate the recipients of the Muddy Boot Award and Postma Young Professional Medal.
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Sponsorship opportunities are still available for member organizations interested in supporting the event and gaining visibility with the ETEC community.
Click here for details and to register
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Regional & Partner Events
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- October
- * Tech 4 All Tennessee - DOE/Nuclear Workforce Readiness Training | Oct. 22 | Oak Ridge Public LibraryTSBDC - Business Start-Up 101 | Oct. 23 | Oak Ridge Chamber
- AMSE/Nuclear Science Week - Nuclear Energy Discovery Day | Oct. 24 | Oak Ridge
- SpectraTech - Annual Open House | Oct. 26 | Oak Ridge
- ORNL - 2026 Molten Salt Reactor Workshop | Oct. 27-29 | Marriott Knoxville Downtown
- ETEBA - 2026 BOTC | Oct. 27-29 | Knoxville Convention Center
- * Tech 4 All Tennessee - DOE/Nuclear Workforce Readiness Training | Oct. 28 | Oak Ridge Chamber
- November
- SAME – Small Business Conference: Fueling Federal Acquisition | Nov. 4–6 | Charlotte, NC
- ETEC - Pre Game Power Up Tailgate | Nov. 7 | UTK Zeanah Building
- SBA – Veteran's Week: Surplus Property Webinar | Nov. 10 | Virtual
- SBA – Veteran's Week: Small Business Certification Webinar | Nov. 12 | Virtual
- * UT Society of Women Engineers - Tomorrow's Engineers Today for 6-12 Graders | Nov. 14 | Zeanah Engineering Complex, Knoxville, TN
- TAEBC - Opportunities In Energy | Nov. 17 | Crowne Plaza, Knoxville
- ANS - Nuclear 101 Certificate Course | Nov. 15-19 | Phoenix, AZ
- APEX - Choosing the Right CMMC Strategy for Your Business Size, Contracts, and Risk Tolerance | Nov. 19 | Virutal
- TSBDC - QuickBooks Can Do That? | Nov. 20 | Oak Ridge Chamber
- CMOR - All Aboard the Silver Line: A 25th Anniversary Gala | Nov. 20 | Oak Ridge
* New to the List
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Science & Environmental Management News
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Workforce, Small Business & Education News
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Nuclear & Advanced Energy News
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Welcome to our New Members:
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DBR Associate, Inc.
DBR Associates, Inc. is an authorized distributor of Belzona, a global leader in polymer repair composites and protective coatings. DBR provides industrial facilities with engineered solutions to repair, protect, and extend the service life of machinery, equipment, buildings, and structures. Serving customers throughout the Southeast, DBR combines Belzona’s proven materials with local technical expertise and application support. Solutions address common maintenance challenges including corrosion, erosion, abrasion, chemical attack, wear, leaks, and deterioration—often allowing equipment to be repaired in place rather than replaced.
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icon Mechanical
icon Mechanical is a full-service mechanical contractor and construction firm specializing in fabrication, installation, modification, and ongoing service of process piping, power piping, boiler making, industrial equipment installation, industrial ventilation, and HVAC.
icon is IMI’s original, flagship firm and takes pride in having constructed projects in over 42 states in markets including emerging technology, data centers, healthcare, laboratories, pharmaceutical, automotive, and education. icon has the capacity to perform projects where the mechanical portion can be $100's of millions to build. icon is headquartered in Granite City, IL, and has branches in Nashville, TN, Chesterfield, MO, Charlotte, NC and Raleigh, NC.
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Keller North America
Keller is the world’s leading geotechnical specialty contractor, with over 65 offices throughout the US and Canada. They develop innovative, practical, and cost-effective solutions for geotechnical challenges across the entire construction industry, including deep foundations, environmental remediation, ground improvement, groundwater control and dewatering, liquefaction mitigation, releveling structures, slope stabilization, support of excavation, underpinning, and instrumentation and monitoring.
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TN² Updates & Opportunities
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Supply Chain - TN Nuclear Supply Chain Opportunities Forum – Recording, Resources:
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In case you missed the Tennessee Nuclear Supply Chain Opportunities Forum, hosted in partnership with the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry and UT Center for Industrial Services. Watch the recording, and access the presentations and resources.
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Supply Chain - Survey:
Tennessee businesses and manufacturers are encouraged to complete the business interest survey to share their interest, capabilities, qualifications, and potential barriers to participating in the nuclear supply chain. The information will help identify industry capabilities and guide future support programs and connections to procurement opportunities.
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Workforce - Engage:
- Oak Ridge High School’s new nuclear and clean energy class is seeking industry support through guest speakers, tours, mentorships, and internships. Contact Kathy Foust.
- Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN) K-2 Nuclear Energy Classroom Visits is seeking industry volunteers in Oak Ridge and Memphis. Contact Stephanie Zeiger.
- Roane State Community College needs adjunct professors to administer labs for the Nuclear Technician Program. Just a few hours a week time commitment. Good for your company to meet and educate the future nuclear workforce. Contact Joe Stainback.
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Workforce - Survey:
The K-12 Workforce Subcommittee is gathering an inventory of nuclear education and outreach for students in kindergarten through 12th grade across Tennessee. If your organization offers classroom programs, field trips, STEM activities, internships, mentorships, or other K-12 nuclear education and career outreach, please share your work. The information will help identify existing resources, gaps, and opportunities for collaboration across the state. Click here to take the survey
Click here to download the flyer
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Workforce - Now Hiring:
- Centrus - click here to view job listings
- HukariAscendent - click here to view job listings
- Kyoto Fusioneering America's - click here to view job listings
- LIS Technologies - click here to view job listings
- Omega Technical Services - click here to view job listings
- Orano USA - click here to view job listings
- Type One Energy - click here to view job listings
- X-Energy / TRISO-X - click here to view job listings
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