ETEC News & Notes 5/20/2026
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Featured Friday with the ETEC Board
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Including a discussion with:
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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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Thank you to HII Nuclear for sponsoring the Friday morning meetings in May.
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May 29 - Hasmukh Ranjan, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, AMD
June 5 - Lamar Alexander, Former U.S. Senator & Secretary of Education
June 12 - Ahmet Tokpinar, Principal Vice President & General Manager Nuclear Power, Bechtel
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NOW Conference Updates
Agenda Topics & Interns
August 4-5, 2026 | Knoxville Convention Center
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REGISTER in Advance for ETEC’s Nuclear Opportunities Workshop (NOW), Tennessee’s premier nuclear industry gathering. Rates increase after July 21.
For a look at the NOW 2026 agenda topics and information about student/intern registration (for FREE) visit the NOW webpage here.
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Regional Partner Events: May - July
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- APEX: Government Contracting 101: An Overview of Local, State and Federal Opportunities (5/22/26)
- ETEBA: National Small Business Summit, Aurora, CO (5/26-5/28/26)
- APEX: Navigating the Navy's SBIR and STTR Funding Programs (5/28/26)
- TVC: 2026 National Summit, Chattanooga, TN (5/28-5/29/26)
- City of Knoxville: 17th Annual Business Opportunities Breakfast, Knoxville Coliseum, (6/4/26)
- * Flatwater Tales: 10th Anniversary Storytelling Festival, Oak Ridge Conf. Ctr. (6/5-6/6/26)
- APEX: Doing Business With the Local, State and Federal Government (6/5/26)
- Solomon IT: 2nd Annual Orange Hat Tech Summit-AI in Business, Knoxville (6/12/26)
- FIA: Fusion Supply Chain Trade Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico (6/23-24/26)
- APEX: Doing Business with TVA (6/24/26)
- * Tennessee Chamber: Infrastructure Summit, Franklin, TN (7/14/26)
- * TVC: Virtual Summit Series Weekly Webinars (7/16-8/31/26)
*New to the List
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Security & Environmental Management News
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Workforce, Innovation & Tech Transfer News
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TN² Updates & Opportunities
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The Tennessee Nuclear Network [TN²], powered by ETEC, continues to advance Tennessee’s nuclear future by connecting industry, government, academia, & community partners through workforce, advocacy, and public engagement initiatives. Learn more about TN² here.
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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 in the fall. Contact Joe Stainback.
* New to List
Now Hiring:
- LIS Technologies - click here to view job listings
Stay Connected:
- Visit the TN² LinkedIn page
- Follow, tag, like, comment & repost
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Welcome to our New Members:
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Century Construction Group
Established in 1997, Century Construction delivers comprehensive construction solutions to clients throughout the country. As one of the most respected contracting firms in their region, their innovative leadership approach enables them to respond to project challenges quickly and effectively. Driven by the customers needs and their own demanding expectations, Century Construction has cultivated a reputation as a superior contracting firm, delivering sustainable results for a diverse group of market sectors and clients.
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MHM Architects
McCarty Holsple McCarty (MHM) is a full‑service architectural, interior design, and planning headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. With over 60 years of experience delivering technically complex facilities, the firm provides integrated architectural design, planning, project management, and construction administration services with deep expertise in laboratory, research, industrial, and nuclear facilities. The firm’s professional staff combines architectural planning and design expertise with strong project management and construction administration capabilities, enabling MHM to successfully deliver projects from initial programming and master planning through design and construction administration.
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Vol Case & Container, LLC
Vol Case provides custom packaging solutions to meet their customers’ equipment protection, transportation, shipment, and storage needs at any scale.
All of thier products are designed to be highly protective, durable, easy to transport, and cost-effective. Whether they’re going across town or across the ocean, their packaging solutions are built to endure whatever the journey throws at them.
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― Tryon Edwards, American Theologian
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