Rally Planned at Oak Ridge for Uranium Centrifuge Plant
Oak Ridge Tennessee rally planned to urge placing the centrifuge enrichment project in Oak Ridge rather than Piketon Ohio. Senators Baker and Sasser Gov Blanton and energy officials invited. Carter had abandoned the Portsmouth diffusion plant addition and said Oak Ridge or Piketon are prime sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge
Censis Energy
Piketon
Portsmouth
Ohio
Carter
Richard Nixon
Tennessee
Howard Baker
Baker
President Carter backs lighter power uranium plan at Piketon
Wilbur L. Walker says centrifuge enrichment needs far less electricity than gaseous diffusion. The shift aims to save coal by requiring 200 000 to 300 000 kilowatts versus 2.7 million, allowing reuse of existing plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERDA
Oak Ridge
Piketon
Paducah
White outlines threefold answer to energy problems
AEP's White Jr at the 70th annual shareholders meeting in Canton argues the solution hinges on balance among energy sources, reconciling energy development with the environment, and expanding coal and nuclear power. He warns that mandated scrubbers could burden consumers and threaten electric energy growth this century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
White
New York
Congress
Piketon uranium enrichment plans face funding, politics
Carter indicated full authorization for the Portsmouth expansion with a $225 million funding target and possible site shifts to Oak Ridge. Senate Republicans including Sen. Gray criticized urging Congress while others warned against overoptimism as ERDA analysts noted last minute planning surprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piketon
Scioto County
Theodore H. Gray
Columbus
Congress
Gray
Senate
Robert Fri
ERDA
Portsmouth
Wilbur L. Walker
Walker
Carter
Glenn
Metzenbaum
Ohio
Piketon Plant Converts Uranium for Nuclear Plants
Goodyear operates the Piketon plant under federal contract to produce enriched uranium. The facility converts mined uranium by circulating hexafluoride gas through diffusers to reach the required enrichment. The article notes that plant years on a pilot centrifuge project show practical results only recently and cites reduced need for enrichment due to deferral or cancellation of new nuclear power plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piketon
Goodyear
Army Recruit Quality Drops Amid Debate Over Women in Service
Pentagon figures show only 47 percent of Army recruits in January to March held high school diplomas, well below the service's objective and lower than Marines Navy and Air Force. The trend could fuel debate over preserving an all volunteer force and opening more roles to women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Armed Services
Pentagon
Army
Marines
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Sen
John Stennis
Dmiss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Cma
Te Cohen Real
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athens, Ohio
The
Clinch River
Pate Eg H
Ohio Valley
Aep’s
Nelsonville
Marc Matmiller
Athens
Lou McKinniss
Jacksonville
Matmiller
Hocking Technical College
Pitton
Tance
House of Walker
Ford
North Court St
For
Foster’s Drug & Jewelry
Sears
Ee Sears, Roebuck and CO
America
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!