Introduction

What is RSS?

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is an XML-based format for content distribution that includes headlines, summaries and links. Y-12 offers RSS 2.0 feeds for recent press releases and current stories found on our site.

Y-12 RSS feeds

How do I subscribe?

Subscribing to Y-12 RSS feeds is simple. Below are a few examples for News Readers and the latest browsers:

• Drag the orange XML icon into your favorite News Reader
• Drag the URL of the RSS feed into your News Reader
• Cut and paste the URL of the RSS feed into your News Reader
• Drag the orange XML icon to the toolbar on some of the latest browsers

What is a News Reader?

A News Reader (also known as an RSS aggregator) is software which enables you to get the latest news headlines, in RSS format, delivered straight to your desktop. Some News Readers also allow you to set up watches or filters to control the source and frequency of updates.

Where can I get a News Reader?

A wide range of RSS News Readers are available for most operating systems. Several of the most popular are free. Search for "RSS News Reader" on any of the top search sites for links to the most popular products.

What does RSS look like?

Below is our recent news RSS feed as it appears in a News Reader.

• Klemm promoted to deputy general manager at B&W Y-12
  Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT
  William R. (Bill) Klemm has been promoted to deputy general manager of B&W Y‑12. In this position, he will be responsible for the day-to-day site operation of the Y‑12 National Security Complex.
• Y-12's HBCU Day brings education, government closer
  Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT
  B&W Y‑12 held a workshop bringing together company representatives and Historically Black Colleges and Universities that are part of the company’s Mentor-Protégé Program. The “HBCU Day” was created so that both sides of the mentor-protégé pairing can provide insight into each side of the relationship.
• B&W Y-12 signs four new mentor-protégé agreements
  Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT
  B&W Y‑12 today signed its 24th Mentor-Protégé agreement, the most for any site in the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Nuclear Weapons Complex.
• Y-12 senior leaders assume new posts
  Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT
  Recent changes in two areas of senior leadership at the Y-12 National Security Complex have resulted in four individuals assuming new posts, one of which is with a parent company to the managing and operating contractor B&W Y‑12.
• Two earn 2008 McDermott scholarships
  Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT
  Sarah Campbell of Knoxville and Beth Henry of Clinton are the 2008 recipients of the McDermott International Scholarships. McDermott is one of the parent companies of B&W Y‑12, the company that operates the Y‑12 National Security Complex.
• Y-12 Advanced Simulation and Computing program draws on power of high-performance computers to support stockpile readiness
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT
  In a world where underground testing of nuclear weapons is no longer conducted, the supercomputer is becoming the tool for understanding and evaluating the condition of the nation’s stockpile.
• B&W Y-12 starts new apprenticeship program
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT
  With what looks to be a resurgence of the nuclear power industry, particularly in the Tennessee Valley and across the Southeast, skilled craft workers are in short supply. There is strong competition for these workers.
• Y-12 researchers garner R&D 100 awards
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT
  A research chemist and his revolutionary cloth invented to clean surfaces leaving no sticky residue, even down to the nanoscale, have captured a prestigious R&D 100 award, along with three other researchers at the Y‑12 National Security Complex.
• Registration Deadline for Veterans Business Conference is July 29
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT
  Registration deadline for the 2008 Veterans Business Conference is July 29.
• New Hope Center at Y-12 Earns Energy Leadership Certification
  Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT
  The New Hope Center at the Y‑12 National Security Complex has been recognized as a LEED Certified facility by the U.S. Green Building Council. Achieving LEED certification is a rigorous process that only a small percentage of the buildings in the country attain. Currently, there are only eight facilities currently in Tennessee that have LEED certification. Of those eight Tennessee facilities, five are located in Oak Ridge.
• B&W Y-12 Honors Small Businesses
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
  B&W Y-12 honored several local small businesses at a Socioeconomic Program awards luncheon June 11. The awards recognize “stellar performance” by the small companies with which Y‑12 does business and recognizes Y‑12 employees who advocate working with small businesses.
• Y-12 Tours Part of Secret City Festival
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
  Oak Ridge’s Secret City Festival offers an opportunity for a glimpse behind the fence at the Y‑12 National Security Complex, which played a key role World War II’s top-secret Manhattan Project.
• 2008 Veterans Business Conference Set for August 5 in Oak Ridge
  Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
  The Y-12 National Security Complex and The University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services Procurement Technical Assistance Center (UT CIS-PTAC) join with a host of East Tennessee agencies for the second annual East Tennessee Veterans Business Conference. The theme of this conference is “Increasing Opportunities for Veteran-Owned Businesses.”
• B&W Y-12 medical director receives fellowship in occupational and environmental medical society
  Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT
  B&W Y‑12’s Occupational Health Services Director Dr. Otis Cosby was elevated to fellowship in the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) at the college’s annual meeting in April.
• Y-12 Construction Marks Two Million Hours Without a Lost-Time Accident
  Wed, 28 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT
  The B&W Y-12 Direct-Hire Construction team has worked two million hours, covering a four-year period without a lost-time injury. That’s the equivalent of 1,000 people working four years without a lost-time accident. The Construction team’s last lost workday was in April 2004.

For more information about Y-12 RSS feeds, email Terry Byrd or call 865.574.3071.