SNS News Archive - 2001
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December
When
the dust settles, what'll happen to Y12? (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 12/19)
. . . "The Oak Ridge community
is currently enthralled with construction of the Spallation eutron Source
and other good things at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and doesn't seem
to care about Y-12." [Dr. Bill Bibb]
Spallation
director's early success is surprising, but not unique (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 12/11)
Mason is only 37 years old, which doesn't even qualify as mid-career
for a scientist, and yet he is director of the $1.4 billion Spallation
Neutron Source - one of the largest research ventures in t he
world.
November
Audit
contends scope of SNS reduced to stay on budget, on time (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 11/22)
Federal auditors released a report Wednesday criticizing management
of the $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source, saying the original scope
of the science project was reduced in order to meet cost and schedule
requirements.
SNS
construction contracts totaling $100M up for bid (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 11/22)
With about $100 million in construction contracts coming up for bid
on the Spallation Neutron Source, project officials are trying to get
the best price possible, and that means drumming up bidders.
NEGATIVE
NEUTRONS (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 11/21)
An inspector general's report on the Spallation Neutron Source has not
been released yet, but it's already drawing criticism. [Bill] Madia
hotly disputed the findings - based on a review of the draft report
- and said IG auditors simply couldn't comprehend changes made in the
SNS plans.
Wamp
tours SNS site (Oak
Ridger, 11/14)
Wamp helped
secure $291.4 million for SNS this fiscal year, which is a $16.8 million
increase over last year's level. See
Photos
Business (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 11/12)
The best news, of course, is full funding ($291 million) for the Spallation
Neutron Source - the lab's No. 1 priority - under construction on nearby
Chestnut Ridge. . . Oak Ridge officials are anxiously awaiting an upcoming
report on SNS from DOE's Inspector General.
Contracts awarded for SNS project (Oak
Ridger, 11/12)
Three local firms were recently awarded contracts for electrical
commodities in connection with the Spallation Neuton Source project:
Stokes Electric Company of Knoxville, Jones & Lee Supply Company
of Knoxville, and Edwards Supply Company of Oak Ridge
Funding
for OR: $2.6 billion (Oak
Ridger, 11/7)
Oak Ridge scored a post-Cold-War-era high this fiscal year with
$2.6 billion in funding for Department of Energy projects, including
a couple of significant research facilities. . . The Spallation Neutron
Source received the full funding request for FY 2002 of $291 million
-- a $16.8 million increase over last year's level.
Budget
plan allots full SNS funds in '02 (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 11/1)
A U.S. SenateHouse conference report on Energy and Water appropriations
virtually guarantees full funding for the Spallation Neutron Source
in 2002 and supports several other key projects in Oak Ridge.
October
Cleanup
funding increased (Oak Ridger, 10/31)
About $60 million has been added to the fiscal year 2002 budget to clean
up Oak Ridge's Department of Energy facilities . . . Additionally, for
FY 2002, Wamp said the Spallation Neutron Source will be fully funded
at $291 million for FY2002.
Development
board gaining larger role (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 10/30)
The Knoxville Industrial Development Board is being rejuvenated to help
with city dedevelopment projects. . . One of six members is Samuel McKenzie,
environmental safety and health officer with the Accelerated Systems Division
of the Spallation Neutron Source
project at Oak Ridge.
Business
briefs: SNS contracts awarded (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 10/25)
Three local
companies have received contracts to provide electrical commodities
during construction of the Spallation Neutron Source in Oak Ridge.
Business
briefs: Rentenbach receives $13 million subcontract on SNS (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 10/19)
Rentenbach Constructors Inc. of Knoxville has received a $13 million
subcontract for work on the Spallation Neutron Source in Oak Ridge. The
contract involves general construction of the project's front-end and
linac tunnel and kystron accelerator building concrete, according to
information from Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Mexican
lab gets ORNL's used parts (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 10/16)
"The
United States has the Spallation Neutron Source (Oak Ridge's latest
scientific attraction) pulling people to it. We don't have anything
like that. We have old equipment, about 35 years old. It shows Mexico
hasn't been able to do better, yet this is the best (nuclear science
lab) in the whole country."
Engineer
contracts for SNS awarded (Oak
Ridger, 10/15)
Receiving the contracts were Alexander & Associates Inc., Pro2Serve
and Theta Technologies, which are all based in Oak Ridge, and MK Technologies
Inc. of Knoxville. Each agreement has the potential value of $500,000
and is effective through March 31, 2003, according to a press release
from Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Commerce
Business Daily
October
04, 2001
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Oak
Ridge lab is truly a global community (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 10/10)
The
$1.4 billion SNS is a wonderful example of Oak Ridge as a global drawing
card. Once completed in 2006, the materials research complex will attract
a couple of thousand scientific visitors annually, many of them from
outside the United States.
Business
Briefs: SNS job fair held today (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 10/03)
A
construction work-force job fair for the Spallation Neutron Source is
being held from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., today at the Anderson County Career
and Technical Center, 2101 Andersonville Highway, Clinton. Representatives
from the Knoxville Building and Construction Trades Council and other
sponsors will be on hand to explain opportunities for employment at
the SNS site.
Oak
Ridge neutron lab to draw top scientists (Chattanooga
Times Free Press, 10/2)
Today
it is little more than trenches gouged into a red clay hill and a pile
of dirt the size of Neyland Stadium. In five years the $1.4 billion
Spallation Neutron Source being constructed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
will be like a magnet, its builders say, drawing top scientists and
engineers from around the world.
September
Spallation
Neutron Source Job Fair Wednesday (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 09/30) There will
be a job fair from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Anderson
County Career and Technical Center, Highway 61, where information about
construction job opportunities with the Spallation Neutron Source project
will be available.
Spallation
Neutron Source job fair to be held next week (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 09/29)
A construction job fair for the Spallation Neutron Source will be held Oct. 3 in Clinton.
Oak
Ridge facilities back to business, but security high(Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 09/12)
Most
activities were expected to resume today at the government's Oak Ridge
facilities, including the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant, but security will
remain at a heightened level. [This article does
not specifically mention SNS.]
Ominous
financial forecast painted for Oak Ridge (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 09/09)
Despite fiscal pressures, Steve Jenkins, assistant city manager
of administrative services, says there are some bright spots for the
Oak Ridge budget. He said the opening of a Home Depot, the expansion
of the local Wal-Mart and the construction of the Spallation Neutron
Source research facility near Oak Ridge National Laboratory are encouraging
developments.
August
Dick
Smyser: An invite to kibitz ORNL's $200 (Oak Ridger, 08/28)
Referring to ORNL 'revitalization,' according to Tim Myrick negotiations
are already underway for transfer of the land on which the state will
build the new facilities to which it is committed. Chief among these
is an adjunct building to accommodate visiting researchers at the Spallation
Neutron Source now under construction atop Chestnut Ridge to the north
of the main ORNL area and a giant construction project separate from
the "revitalization."
Business
Briefs: SNS cooling tower contractor decided (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 08/23)
CMC Construction Co. of Oak Ridge has been awarded a $2.2 million
contract to design and build two cooling towers for the Spallation Neutron
Source.
CMC
Construction wins $2.2M contract for SNS cooling towers (Oak
Ridger, 08/22)
A $2.2 million contract has been awarded to an Oak Ridge company
to design and build two multicell cooling towers for the Spallation
Neutron Source project. The contract was awarded to CMC Construction
Co. Inc., officials said. Construction management for the project is
performed by Knight/Jacobs Joint Venture
Lab
keeping a key ingredient: Madia happily embraces role in ORNL's ambitious
future (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 08/19)
UT-Battelle's
ambitious plans for modernizing the aging research complex in Oak Ridge
have been popularly received, and the federal contractor has gotten
a lot of credit for sustaining progress on the Spallation Neutron Source
- the $1.4 billion project that's on schedule and within budget.
Business
briefs: Trane receives contract for chillers (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 08/16)
Trane
Co. of Knoxville has received a $964,299 contract to provide chillers
for the Spallation Neutron Source.
Knoxville
company to keep SNS 'cool' (Oak
Ridger, 08/16)
A $964,299 contract has been awarded to a Knoxville company to provide
comfort cooling for laboratory areas, office areas and equipment rooms
for the entire Spallation Neutron Source site. Trane Co. of Knoxville
will provide two 1,200-ton chillers and one 500-ton chiller with options
available for two additional 1,200-ton chillers for the SNS project.
SNS
KUDOS: (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 08/15)
The news continues to be good for the Spallation Neutron Source, the
$1.4 billion science research facility under construction near Oak Ridge
National Laboratory. The latest review from the so-called Lehman Committee
(named after its chairman Dan Lehman) suggested everything was pretty
much shipshape.
July
Construction,
July 2001 |
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SNS'
Target Building substructure contract let (Oak
Ridger, 07/30)
A $9.9
million contract has been awarded to install more than 25,000 cubic
yards of reinforced concrete foundations and slabs for a facility that's
part of the Spallation Neutron Source project. CMC Construction Co.
Inc. of Oak Ridge is scheduled to begin working on the foundation for
the Target Building on Aug. 1, and the job is expected to be completed
in 14 months, officials said.
SNS
officials to speak to ETEBA (Oak
Ridger, 07/18)
The East Tennessee Environmental Business Association will hold its
bimonthly membership meeting on Thursday, July 26, at the Garden Plaza
Hotel. Barry Miller, procurement director for the Spallation Neutron
Source, Joel Pearman, SNS compliance manager, and Al Ekkebus, user agreements
manager, will discuss business opportunities that will be available
after the SNS is in operation.
Magid
shares goals of Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences (Oak
Ridger, 07/17)
Lee Magid's face lit up with smiles as she talked aboutthe Joint Institute
for Neutron Sciences ... She was recently named acting director for
the proposed institute, which will give scientists access to Oak Ridge
neutron research facilities, particularly the Spallation Neutron Source
and the High Flux Isotope Reactor.
Senate
committee votes full funding for SNS (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 07/14)
A Senate committee has approved $291 million to fully fund planned construction
next fiscal year on the Spallation Neutron Source project in Oak Ridge.
The full House earlier approved the same amount. The full Senate may give
final approval as early as next week.
June
House
OKs funding for SNS, Mouse House, Y-12 (Oak Ridger, 06/29)
Around
$2.5 billion for federal projects in Oak Ridge was approved on Thursday
by the U.S. House of Representatives. The funding includes $291 million
for the $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron project.
$2.5
billion for Oak Ridge OK'd by House (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 06/29)
The House
Thursday approved full funding requests for several East Tennessee energy
and water projects, including $291 million for continuing construction
of the Spallation Neutron Source research project at Oak Ridge.
Appropriations
Committee OKs funding for local DOE projects (Oak
Ridger, 06/27)
U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-3rd District, confirmed this morning that the
House Appropriations Committee has approved the 2002 energy and water
appropriations bill, which includes money for DOE. As far as Oak Ridge
is concerned, the bill contains this year's full funding requests for
the Spallation Neutron Source project and a new Mouse House.
Energy
Secretary Abraham at SNS Site,
June 18, 2001 |
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SNS
on track for full funding (Oak
Ridger, 06/20)
If
the preview is any indication, the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year
2002 budget could be a blockbuster for Oak Ridge. Fresh from an Energy
and Water Subcommittee meeting Tuesday evening, U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp,
R-3rd District, said the budget should include full funding for the
Spallation Neutron Source project and the new Mouse House. The congressman
also said the future looks bright for funds earmarked to do cleanup
work.
From
deadlines to definitions: Reactor restart eyed for fall; what is 'spallation'? (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 06/18) The
Spallation Neutron Source, as its name implies, will be a source of
neutrons for research experiments, but it's that first word -- "spallation"
-- that drives many folks crazy and turns off some of the otherwise
curious.
DOE
secretary to visit (Oak
Ridger, 06/15)
Department
of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham will visit Oak Ridge Monday. His
tour will include Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Y-12 National Security
Complex, the Spallation Neutron Source construction site and East Tennessee
Technology Park at the Oak Ridge K-25 site.
First
200 cubic yards of concrete poured at SNS, June 2001 |
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Setting
SNS in 'stone' (Oak
Ridger, 06/14) Things started to get "set in stone" Wednesday morning at the Spallation
Neutron Source site as workers began pouring concrete.
Oak
Ridge laboratory could get facility for nanoscience (Oak Ridger, 06/14)
The Spallation Neutron Source could be getting a neighbor. A proposal
from Oak Ridge National Laboratory for a new nanoscience facility was
one of three recently selected by the Department of Energy. The other
two proposals were from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a
partnership between the Sandia and Los Alamos laboratories.
May
[Science
community watching SNS] (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 05/28)
The science community at large is keenly watching developments at
the Spallation Neutron Source . . . It could have an impact on how future
science projects are organized.
Cashing
in on SNS: Entrepreneur sees opportunity in SNS (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 05/16)
If science is
sexy, that's just fine with Troy Whiteside. "I hope science becomes
big-time, like rap music and the whole entertainment business," said
Whiteside, whose Knoxville company is marketing shirts, caps and a whole
line of other products with the logo of the Spallation Neutron Source.
Impact
of Spallation Neutron Source begins to take shape (Knoxville
News-Sentinel, 05/14)
As
construction progresses atop Chestnut Ridge on the government's Oak
Ridge reservation, one can begin to visualize what the Spallation Neutron
Source will look like a few years from now and better appreciate the
impact of this new research complex.
SNS
job fair Thursday (Oak
Ridger, 05/09)
A
construction workforce job fair for the Spallation Neutron Source is scheduled for Thursday. The event will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Knoxville Area Career Center, 3929 Western Ave.
Mason: All's well with SNS (Oak Ridger, 05/09)
Thom Mason, director of the SNS, provided an update on the project Tuesday afternoon as he accompanied media representatives on a tour of the SNS site.The SNS leader said the $1.4 billion SNS is now 22 percent complete, adding that work is on schedule and the project is making the transition from design to execution.
Spallation Neutron Source now 22% complete (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 05/09)
The $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source, one of the biggest projects in Oak Ridge history, is now 22 percent complete, and construction of facilities should take shape rapidly over the next couple of years, the SNS chief said Tuesday.
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April
SNS contract awarded (Oak Ridger, 04/30) A $2.2 million contract has been awarded to a Knoxville company to build concrete structures for two buildings associated with the Spallation Neutron Source.
Bringing private sector into ORNL development gets positive reaction (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 04/30) The Spallation Neutron Source (under construction on nearby Chestnut Ridge) is expected to have an auditorium with about 350 seats. That's downscaled from an earlier plan for a 600-seat showplace, but it still should be large enough to accommodate major scientific meetings.
SIDEBAR:
Getting every last detail (Laboratory Network.com, 4/27)
By enabling Georgia Tech researchers to investigatethe structure and behavior of materials in astonishing new detail, the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) under construction at Oak Ridge, Tenn., holds the potential to do for science and engineering what the Hubble Space Telescope has done to advance astronomy.
Spallation
Neutron Source, Chickamauga locks get positive news (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 04/12)
While President Bush's budget proposal this week brought a mixed bag for the state, East Tennessee appeared to have fared better thanother areas of the Volunteer State. The biggest funding went to the Spallation Neutron Source for Oak Ridge -- $291.4 million to keep construction of the project on schedule.
Bush
budget fully funds SNS at ORNL (Oak Ridger, 04/10)
A fiscal year 2002 budget request of $19.2 billion for the Department of Energy and a review of the agency's environmental management programs were both announced by Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham on Monday . . . the proposed budget does include full funding -- $291.4 million -- for the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. .
Budget fully funds Spallation Neutron Source (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 04/10)
President Bush's fiscal 2002 budget recommends full funding -- $291.4 million -- to keep construction of the Spallation Neutron Source on schedule and supports modernization of the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant.
Universities spin out big idea for subatomic particles of SNS (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 04/09)
The Oak Ridge Laboratory for Neutrino Detectors -- also known as ORLaND -- is being proposed as a scientific sidekick in order to take advantage of the subatomic particles created during the neutron frenzy on Chestnut Ridge. The cost: about $64 million The Oak Ridge Laboratory for Neutrino Detectors -- also known as ORLaND -- is being proposed as a scientific sidekick in order to take advantage of the subatomic particles created during the neutron frenzy on Chestnut Ridge. The cost: about $64 million .
March
SNS construction site, March 2001
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SNS funding sweetens UT-Battelle's first year (Oak Ridger, 03/30)
"Getting full funding for the SNS, that was the single biggest first-year test of UT-Battelle," Madia said. Congress appropriated $278 million for the current fiscal year to begin construction of the $1.4 billion SNS project.
2001 Several officials critique UT-Battelle's performance (Oak
Ridger, 03/30)
Ron Townsend, president of Oak Ridge Associated Universities, and Parker Hardy, president of the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, joined Wamp is praising UT-Battelle for gaining full funding this fiscal year for the Spallation Neutron Source project and all the company's work on the proposed $200 million modernization of ORNL.
Our View: Wamp: Physical and life sciences advance as one (Oak Ridger, 03/13)
The struggle between the physical and life sciences, Rep. Wamp argues, is an unnecessary one. The life and physical sciences, he says, rise or fall together, and one cannot long prosper at the expense of the other.
Wamp confident about continued strong funding (Oak Ridger, 03/12)
U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-3rd District, is forecasting some winners and losers will come out of President Bush's call to slow the growth in federal spending. . . [but] the hree-term GOP congressman remains confident about continued strong funding for such important Oak Ridge projects as the Mouse House, Y-12 National Security Complex reindustrialization and the Spallation Neutron Source.
Other's View: Beyond Oak Ridge, region has stake in success of SNS (Oak
Ridger, 03/05)
The Spallation Neutron Source is well under way, with $278 million funding in this fiscal year. Chattanooga has to catch up with its neighbor's accelerator, and we will have to do our part.
February
Sundquist makes case for funds to finish Spallation project (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 02/28)
Gov. Don Sundquist met Tuesday with Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to stress the top needs of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, but Abraham gave no hints about how President Bush's upcoming budget proposals affect the East Tennessee landmark.
Great opportunity for Mason and ORNL (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 02/28)
By Frank Munger: I think it was a good decision to name Thom Mason as leader of the Spallation Neutron Source. Mason is a neutron scientist, and if the SNS becomes a world-class reality, there's every reason to believe he'll remain at the helm for many years to come.
Lab workers formulating their feelings about face-lift (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 02/26)
Bill Madia, the director of ORNL, said the Spallation Neutron Source is in good financial health, despite persistent reports to the contrary.
2001 Our View: Mr. Mason's SNS appointment: good pick, good timing (Oak Ridger, 02/23)
The announcement this week that Thomas Mason will succeed David Moncton as the new head overseeing the Spallation Neutron Source project is commendable on the basis of Mr. Mason's credentials and because of the speed with which the decision was made.
Mason is ready for 'big job' with SNS (Oak Ridger, 02/23)
Mason is no stranger to the $1.4 billion SNS project. He has worked for the SNS project since 1998 as director of the project's Experimental Facilities Division. His responsibilities include management of more than $250 million of the project's technical components, research development and pre-operation portions as well as planning for approximately $150 million of the project's conventional facilities.
Mason to direct Spallation Neutron Source: ORNL chief lauds 36-year-old scientist (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 02/23)
Dr. Thom Mason has been chosen to direct the Spallation Neutron Source, the $1.4 billion science project under construction in Oak Ridge. Dr. Bill Madia, director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, made the announcement Thursday and raved about Mason's scientific credentials and his experience with the SNS project. "He's the right guy to do the job," Madia said.
Mason named director of SNS (Oak Ridger, 02/22)
The search is over. Thomas Mason has been named the new leader for the $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source project, according to Bill Madia, director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Mason's appointment ends an eight-week search to replace David Moncton, who in January announced he was stepping down from his SNS duties
Mason Named Director of Spallation Neutron Source Project (ORNL Media Release, 02/22)
Dr. Thom Mason has been named to lead the construction of the $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Mason's selection was announced today by Bill Madia, Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Popularity, position of Wamp on rise (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 02/19)
Wamp was a popular man at a morning coffee-fest staged in his honor at the Oak Ridge headquarters for one of the congressman's favorite projects -- the $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source. Wamp's new position puts him in a better position to assist not only the SNS but other federal projects in Oak Ridge that will need all the help they can get in the next few years.
Wamp gets seat on House energy, water subcommittee (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 02/18)
U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn. is getting a seat on the House Appropriations Committee's powerful energy and water subcommittee. Most funding for U.S. Department of Energy programs passes through the Appropriations subcommittee, and Oak Ridge has a number of high-dollar projects in the works -- including the $1.4billion Spallation Neutron Source and proposed modernization efforts at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Y-12 nuclear weapons plants.
SNS director expected to be named by March ( Oak Ridger, 02/12) The search for a new executive director for the $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source project continues with the list of potential candidates being narrowed and then expanded. Bill Madia, director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, this morning described the search as a difficult process.
Four in running to head Spallation Neutron Source (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 02/10)
Four distinguished scientists have been identified as leading candidates to head the Spallation Neutron Source, the $1.4 billion research complex under construction in Oak Ridge.
January
Spallation Neutron Source will make Oak Ridge a scientific mecca (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 01/28)
Spallation Neutron Source is the biggest science project currently under construction in the United States, and it's the biggest thing to happen in Oak Ridge in decades. The $1.4 billion research center won't become operational until sometime in 2006, but it's already attracted the attention of scientists worldwide.
Changes to occur at SNS (Oak Ridger, 01/24)
Bill Madia, director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, says the SNS will soon be integrated back into the lab . . .Currently, the head of the Spallation Neutron Source project reports to Madia in his role as chief executive officer of UT-Battelle, which manages the lab for the Department of Energy. But when the integration occurs, the SNS executive director will report to Madia as the lab director.
Moncton put SNS on a path to succeed (Knoxville
News- Sentinel, 01/22)
The search is already on, and Madia, in a statement issued by the Oak Ridge lab, said he hopes to name the new SNS executive director by the first of March.
Our Views: A community's clear gratitude to David Moncton at SNS (Oak Ridger, 01/22)
We thank Mr. Moncton and wish him well upon his return to Illinois, and wish ORNL officials the best in their search for a successor.
SNS director decides to leave OR (Oak Ridger, 01/18)
David Moncton's decision to step down as executive director of the Spallation Neutron Source should not affect the future of the project, according to Bill Madia, director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. "David will be a large loss to the project," said Madia. "But the project is in exceptionally good shape."
SNS executive director going to Argonne (Knoxville News- Sentinel, 01/18)
Dr. David Moncton, executive director of the Spallation Neutron Source, said he was given a choice -- Oak Ridge or Chicago -- and he chose the latter. Thus, he will leave the $1.4 billion science project under construction in Oak Ridge and return to Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois.
SNS director to return to Argonne (ORNL Media Release, 01/17)
After completing two years as executive director of the Spallation Neutron Source project, David Moncton is returning to Argonne National Laboratory.
Moncton came to Oak Ridge in February 1999 with a mandate to prepare the $1.4 billion SNS project for construction.
Dr. Bill Madia, director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, said the scientific community owes Moncton a debt of gratitude for his leadership and vision. "David made a two-year commitment to help us position the SNS project for long term success. In those two years he has made remarkable progress, assembling a strong management team, establishing a technical baseline for the project, and guiding a partnership among six national laboratories that contributed greatly to the project's success," Madia said.
3rd District Representative Zach Wamp
visited the Spallation Neutron Source site on January 10, 2001
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Moncton Leaving SNS (Oak Ridger, 01/17)
After completing two years as executive director of
the Spallation Neutron Source project, David Moncton is returning to
Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago.
Wamp
to visit SNS site (Oak Ridger, 01/09) U.S.
Rep. Zach Wamp, R-3rd District, will tour the Spallation Neutron Source
construction site at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, and he will speak at the American
Museum of Science and Energy at 10:30 a.m.
New
year's uncertainty arrives in Oak Ridge (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 01/03)
The year 2000 . . . was a bountiful one for Oak Ridge -- so much so that U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., issued a series of best-of-times press releases late in the year, crowing about record budgets for the federal operations and mighty progress on Oak Ridge projects such as the Spallation Neutron Source.
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