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• New lab at ORNL supports uranium cleanup, cancer research, Department of Energy says (wbir.com) — A new analytical lab at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is now speeding up uranium-233 processing and medical isotope work, strengthening both cleanup efforts and cancer research tied directly to Oak Ridge. The facility, run by DOE's Oak Ridge Office and contractor Isotek, cuts sample analysis times from months to weeks and boosts production of thorium-229 for promising actinium-225 cancer treatments.
• Spark Innovation Center bringing the next generation of entrepreneurs to East Tennessee (wate.com subscription) — Oak Ridge companies and Oak Ridge National Lab are central to a growing advanced-energy ecosystem that the University of Tennessee and the Spark Innovation Center are building across East Tennessee. The program is drawing startups from around the country, mentoring student entrepreneurs, and expanding K–12 STEM workshops, all aimed at turning the region's strengths in clean energy and advanced manufacturing into new jobs and technologies.
• Radiant's Kaleidos Microreactor Begins Transport to Idaho (energynews.pro) — Oak Ridge is set to host Radiant's R-50 microreactor production facility, now under federal licensing review while the company tests its Kaleidos reactor in Idaho. If approved, the Oak Ridge plant would manufacture commercial microreactors for customers including the U.S. Air Force, positioning the city in a growing advanced nuclear supply chain.
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