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Spring 2014
Spring 2014
Our annual elections are now complete—thanks to all who served on our boards this past year, and welcome to our new directors (see article for
full election results). Stephanie Long-Neu is taking over as President of ETEBA; Zef Banda is the new Vice President of our New Mexico chapter; and Gerald Boyd is taking the helm as Vice President of the Tennessee Chapter. Members from all three boards will meet later this month to discuss ETEBA’s plans for the coming year, and have been gathering ideas from member companies in preparation for these discussions. Some of the top areas of interest that have been expressed by members are: helping members get information and contacts to expand outside of the DOE market; starting a dialogue with government customers about the rising costs and risks of doing business with them and the impacts of various contracting approaches; raising awareness of ETEBA and extending its influence among government decision makers; and attracting more young people and students to the membership. Stay tuned for further information as plans are developed.
From the Executive Director, Sherry Peske
Planning for a May or June ETEBA visit to Washington, DC is underway. Participants will meet with lawmakers and administration officials on issues of interest to ETEBA members, including funding for FY 2015. If you are interested in participating, please contact me or Joey Brown, Chair of the ETEBA Government Relations Committee.
The ETEBA 15th annual Business Opportunities Conference, “Linking Businesses with Opportunity,” will be held November 18-20 at the Knoxville Convention Center. We expect the conference to be a major draw again this year as businesses seek the latest information about contracting opportunities, agency and industry developments and emerging market trends. Our Prospectus will be issued shortly and I hope you will sign up early to sponsor, exhibit and attend the conference. By committing early as a sponsor, you can maximize the visibility you will receive in our advertising campaign which will distribute information about our sponsors around the country. Be sure to watch for our email updates and visit our website for new information about the conference as it becomes available in the months to come.
ETEBA will be exhibiting at the DOE Small Business Conference this June in Tampa—hope to see you there!
In this issue: ETEBA in the News
NM 4th annual Golf Tournament
ETEBA-TN Scholarship Fund
ETEBA Exhibits
Member Highlights
ORBSP Milestone
ETEBA Boards
ETEBA Business Opportunities Conference
Sherry
Peske
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As part of ongoing efforts to support member
companies that are directly impacted by the
continuing Oak Ridge cleanup, Executive Director
Sherry Peske responded to an editorial in the
Knoxville News Sentinel about those efforts. The
following letter was published in the April 6th
edition of the paper.
Editor
The Knoxville News Sentinel
Knoxville, TN 37921
Dear Mr. Editor:
The Knoxville News Sentinel Editorial of March 27, “Development Relies on Cleanup Funds for Old K-25 Plant,” hits the mark. The Tennessee Congressional delegation should be united in assuring that more funding is provided to cleanup and reindustrialize contaminated areas on the Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge Reservation. Unleashing the economic potential associated with the unique assets of this Reservation is one of the smartest fiscal moves we can make.
As members of the Oak Ridge community, we want to see remaining demolitions completed and soil
and subsurface contamination remediated at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) as soon as possible so that this property can be safely returned for industrial development. And ETTP isn’t the only priority area. Contaminated facilities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Y-12 National Security Complex pose significant risks to mission critical activities at these locations, and cleanup work at those sites should also be accelerated. We believe that completing the remaining portions of all these remediation projects is an important goal for the region’s economic development and should receive high priority in the federal budget.
The Energy, Technology and Environmental Business Association represents more than 200 small, large and mid-sized companies that provide environmental, technology, energy, engineering, construction and other technical services to DOE facilities in Tennessee and other locations. Many of our companies are performing cleanup work in Oak Ridge and have contributed significantly to the successes that have been achieved there to date.
Sincerely, Sherry E. Peske Executive Director
Weekly Washington D.C .
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Registration is now available for the 4th annual ETEBA New Mexico Golf Tournament May 9, 2014 at Tanoan Country Club in Albuquerque. The tournament will be a four person scramble, beginning with a shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. The purpose is to raise funds for scholarships sponsored by ETEBA at 6 New Mexico Colleges. Registration begins at noon, with tee-off at 1 p.m.
The cost for this event is only $125 per person. This price includes entry into all events, 18 holes of golf, riding car and various awards.
There will be an awards presentation directly after the event.
Mulligans will be available for $5 each, as well as $5 raffle tickets for a variety of prizes.
Reserve your spot to golf here or take advantage of one of the sponsorship opportunities online by clicking here.
If you have any questions or need more information please contact Linda at [email protected].
Tanoan Country Club 10801 Academy Road North East
Albuquerque, New Mexico (505) 822-0422
When: Friday, May 9
th, 2014
Cost: $125 per player 4 Person Scramble Registration: 12:00 p.m. Tee-Off: 1:00 p.m.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Platinum Sponsor $1,250
Includes 8 players, sign at registration, individual web banner and your company
logo on www.eteba.org
Gold Sponsor $700
Includes 4 players, sign at registration, your company logo inclusion on the Gold web
banner and your company name on www.eteba.org
Silver Sponsor
$400 Includes 2 players, sign at registration, your
company name listed on the Silver web banner and on www.eteba.org.
Closest to the Hole Sponsor
$250
Longest Drive Sponsor $250
Hole Sponsor $150
Invites you to join us in Albuquerque for the 4th
annual
ETEBA New Mexico Golf Tournament
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To better reach a wider pool of deserving college freshman, the Tennessee Chapter of the Energy, Technology, and Environment Business Association (ETEBA-TN) Scholarship Program will award scholarship funds directly to three Tennessee universities/colleges that have typically been selected by scholarship recipients in the past.
ETEBA-TN will provide scholarship funding to the UT Knoxville College of Engineering, Tennessee Tech University College of Engineering, and Pellissippi State Community College for engineering concentration programs. The total scholarship awards will be 7 thousand dollars.
ETEBA continues to invest in the future workforce of its member companies. Funding is derived from a number of ongoing charitable activities including the annual ETEBA Earn and Learn Golf Tournament.
We encourage all incoming class of 2014 who will be majoring in engineering to take advantage of these funds, and the best of luck in building a brighter future.
Updates to the Tennessee Earn and Learn Scholarship
Spring 2014
Acting as a voice for ETEBA member companies, ETEBA attended and exhibited at the 2014 Waste Management Symposia held March 2—6, 2014, in Phoenix, Arizona. We supported many of our member companies who were in attendance and hosting special events, and were also able to meet and update former ETEBA Business Opportunities speakers and supporters about current affairs. It was 5 days packed full of information and networking.
ETEBA Exhibits
Upcoming
June 10-12, 2014, ETEBA will be attending and exhibiting at the 13th Annual DOE Small Business Forum & Expo in Tampa, FL. With past DOE Small Business Forums hosting up to 1,200 people, ETEBA looks forward to making your presence felt and voice heard!
What’s Your Message?
A benefit of your ETEBA Membership is the opportunity to share the news of new hires, awards, contract
milestones—whatever message you want to deliver— with the ETEBA Newsletter readership. Take
advantage of your marketing opportunities! The next newsletter will be out mid-July.
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JUSTIN VON MIZENER, VICE PRESIDENT - As Vice President of KeySource, Inc., and a principal business leader for KeySource subsidiary KSI, LLC, Justin provides subject matter experts and professional personnel on a contract basis for flexible and cost effective project delivery solutions. He is also responsible for supplying strategic workforce and talent delivery services in the energy, defense, environmental and engineering and construction markets.
BETH PARK, PROJECT DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE RECRUITING Beth Park serves KeySource HCI, LLC as Project Director, Executive Recruiting working closely with hiring managers to deliver senior leaders for high-priority positions. With seven years of experience as a Director of Project Management for an executive recruiting and consulting services firm and over 16 years of corporate experience, Beth is well equipped to be actively engaged in every aspect of the retained executive search process.
Member Highlights
Spring 2014
Lisa Sabol 724.772.9800 ext. 5562 cell: 724.272.9578 www.mhfservices.com
MHF Services (MHF), a leading provider of packaging, transportation and logistics services, recently placed three full-time technical personnel at the United States Department of Energy’s Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site in Paducah, KY.
Two Field Coordinators will perform radiological surveys and waste characterization. They also will assist other on-site personnel in packaging and shipping hazardous and radioactive materials and wastes. An MHF Database and Records Coordinator will support the Field Coordinators and other team members at the site.
MHF is providing these personnel in addition to other services it provides as part of a seven-member team under the direction of prime contractor LATA Environmental Services of Kentucky, LLC. The team was awarded a five-year contract by the DOE estimated at approximately $285 million in 2010. MHF also provides packaging, including railcars, containers and liners; logistics; and rail transportation of waste material generated by decontamination, decommissioning, and remediation activities at the Paducah site.
“We are proud to provide qualified site personnel and oversight to support this highly sensitive and critical project for the DOE,” said Scott Dempsey, Vice President and Director of Sales and Marketing. “MHF has nearly 20 years of experience serving on DOE projects in a variety of capacities and is pleased to continue being of service at the Paducah site.”
MHF has provided packaging and transportation services for the Paducah site previously under other contracts, dating back to 1997. MHF performed the first-ever transmodal (rail-to-truck) shipment from the Paducah site in 2003.
Justin von Mizener Oak Ridge, TN 513-280-0916
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Member Highlights
Andy Kelsey, P.E. Bechtel National, Inc. Bechtel Environmental, Inc. Vice President Environmental Business Development Office: (703)-429-6324 Cell: (240)-205-1334 [email protected]
Spring 2014
The Bechtel-led team of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS) has been authorized by the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to resume transition to manage and operate the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas and Y-12 National Security Complex on Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Under the contract awarded last year, CNS will be responsible for managing and operating Pantex and Y-12 together within the U.S. Nuclear Security Enterprise. The contract also includes construction project management of the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) at Y-12. The five-year agreement includes options that may extend the term up to an additional five years, based on performance.
“The CNS team submitted a very strong and credible solution for managing and operating the Pantex and Y-12 sites, and we are eager to begin implementing our proposal together with the dedicated employees of Pantex and Y-12,” said Jim Haynes, CNS chief executive officer. “We look forward to partnering with the communities of Amarillo and Oak Ridge.”
The Consolidated Nuclear Security members include Bechtel National, Inc., Lockheed Martin Services, Inc., ATK Launch Systems Inc., and SOC LLC, with Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., as a teaming subcontractor.
For more information, see http://www.cnstransition.com
Roane State Community College’s Jutta Bangs has been awarded the “Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP)” credential by NASBITE International.
Bangs has more than 20 years of experience in the global business industry. She is the director of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College, which assists future and existing business owners with training and confidential counseling.
Established in 1988, NASBITE (National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators) is an educational and professional association committed to promoting international trade through conferences, newsletters, and its coveted CGBP credential. More than 1,500 candidates have received the credential, which is recognized internationally.
The CGBP credential provides a benchmark for competency in global commerce and demonstrates an individual’s ability to conduct global business at the professional level required in today’s competitive environment. When the CGBP credential is awarded, it establishes a person’s competency in four domains: global business management, global marketing, supply chain management, and trade finance.
Businesses that want more information on how to expand globally, as well as assistance with their business needs, should contact the Tennessee Small Business Development Center by visiting www.roanestate.edu/tsbdc.
Jutta Bangs, Director MBA, CGBP TSBDC Roane State Community College c/o Chamber of Commerce 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Phone: 865-483-2668 [email protected] www.tsbdc.org
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Member Highlights
Spring 2014
www.enercon.com Mike Manski Vice President, Development Mmanski@ enercon.com
Bill Stanley Vice President, Business Development 704 S. Illinois Ave. Suite C-104 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (865) 481-6050 x3414 bill.stanley@moellerinc. com
Enercon Services, Inc. (ENERCON) has added a full service office in Chattanooga TN to support our recently awarded Engineer of Choice (EOC) contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). This new office is located at 100 W. Martin Luther King Blvd. With this office addition, ENERCON now has 27 offices in the U.S. and abroad.
Located in close proximity to the TVA Corporate office, our Chattanooga office will focus on serving TVA’s needs by providing cost effective local engineering and environmental support to their nuclear fleet. Due to our expanding relationship and future outlook with TVA, we are expecting the staffing levels in our Chattanooga office to increase significantly. ENERCON, an Equal Opportunity Employer, is currently recruiting experienced professional to fill open positions to help with this expansion.
Bill Kennedy Elected to NCRP Board of Directors
Corporate Secretary and Executive Vice President William (Bill) E. Kennedy, Jr., has been elected as a member of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) Board of Directors. In this role, he will review scientific and program committees, adopt updates and revisions to the strategic plan, and review and approve policies and actions necessary for the continued operations of the organization. Kennedy is a Fellow of the Health Physics Society and has authored more than 160 technical publications, presentations, and short courses. In addition to his corporate duties at Dade Moeller, Kennedy is the first director of the company’s healthcare and medical physics subsidiary, Dade Moeller Health Group, LLC.
Dade Moeller Wins Environmental Merit Award
Dade Moeller won the Environmental Business Journal’s “Project Merit: Remediation” award, recognizing the company’s support to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration during ongoing damage assessment efforts related to the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. Under contract to Industrial Economics Incorporated, Dade Moeller ensures the quality and integrity of environmental samples and data collected as part of NOAA’s Natural Resources Damage Assessment process. From its sample intake center in Louisiana, Dade Moeller trains technicians; procures, stores, and delivers supplies to sampling teams in the field; takes on-site custody of samples; and packs and ships samples to laboratories. Of the 150,000 samples processed to date, more than 99% have been shipped with intact Chain of Custody documentation, within holding times, and under the correct preservation requirements.
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Member Highlights
John Longenecker
5052 Pensier Street
Las Vegas, NV 89135
(702) 493-5363
Fax (702) 543-2382
info@longenecker-
associates.com
Spring 2014
Mesa Technologies, Inc. received a major project award for the delivery of twenty
process skids in support of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s
Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century. This initiative
was based on a review of insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident. The
process skids include pressure rated mixing tanks, mixing/transfer pumps,
submersible heaters, tank mixers, associated controls and diesel powered Gen
Sets. The equipment is designed to support emergency operations in
temperatures ranging from -20F to 150F. The equipment uses the Gen Set to
create its own power for operation without typical power plant infrastructure
available. Operations will simply add water and boron to create the required
boric acid mixture. The process equipment will keep the boric acid in solution
and will transfer the acid to the process unit when needed.
Jennifer Moore 10604 Murdock Drive Knoxville, TN 37932 (865) 671-5439 office (865) 740-3947 cell (865) 218-5235 fax
Longenecker & Associates, Inc., an international management consulting firm providing solutions to commercial and government clients for improving performance in the areas of project management, independent assessment, quality assurance and regulatory compliance, announced today that Carol A. Johnson has been named to the company’s strategic advisory board.
Ms. Johnson is an independent consultant, and previously served as President of
Washington Closure Hanford, LLC; Executive Director Infrastructure of URS
Sellafield Limited; Director Infrastructure at Idaho National Laboratory; Director of
the LANL Advisor Program; and Business Manager of the Operations Business Unit
at Westinghouse Savannah River Company.
In announcing the selection, L&A’s President, John Longenecker stated “Carol has a
proven track record in improving organizations to make them successful, and has
experience throughout the DOE complex. She will be a valuable asset to our team
in planning and implementing our future strategy for both government and
commercial markets.”
Update your company listing! Log on to the ETEBA website and visit the Member
Directory page. Make any changes necessary to reflect what’s new with your
business. Remember, this is where companies come to shop for teaming partners!
Do you have new employees or others you need to keep informed? Add them to
your companies list of those who receive the ETEBA Weekly update. Just contact
Hannah at [email protected], and they’ll start receiving the most pertinent
information of the week.
It’s time for
Spring
Cleaning...
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Member Highlights
Spring 2014
On January 2, 2014, The S.M. Stoller Corporation (Stoller) was acquired by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). Stoller, headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, will be a wholly owned subsidiary of HII operating under its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. NNS is the nation’s sole designer, builder, and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of only two shipyards capable of designing and building nuclear-powered submarines. NNS recently expanded its nuclear and manufacturing expertise into Department of Energy (DOE) and alternative energy business ventures.
The acquisition of Stoller, a company which has provided environmental and technical support to the U.S. government and nuclear power industry for more than 54 years, enhances HII’s ability to compete in the DOE market sector and is a natural extension of work in the nuclear field. The acquisition provides a focused set of environmental management and remediation services to DOE, resulting in cost saving benefits and improved performance at remediation sites throughout the nuclear complex. Through this acquisition, HII will not only diversify its own business portfolio, but will work jointly with Stoller to grow its business, as well.
HII employees more than 37,000 in Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and California, and provides a wide variety of products and services to the commercial energy industry and other government customers. Stoller has approximately 650 employees nationwide.
For more information about HII and Stoller, visit:
HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com, HII on Facebook: www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries, HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries, Stoller on the web: www.stoller.com
Link Resources celebrated its 20th anniversary on February 4th, 2014. Link is Veteran Owned since 1994 and SDVOSB since 2011.
As a reminder, Link has broad hands-on experience with virtually every energy transformation technology and fuel, including fossil, renewables, bioenergy, and nuclear - across the entire facility life-cycle from development through decommissioning and with and increasing focus on energy security and resiliency
New Link subcontracts:
with a major prime selected for the US Trade & Development Agency’s Energy Sector Planning Services contract (re: USTDA-14-D-0001); 1 year plus 4 option years
with another large prime awarded a “Seaport Enhanced” contract (re: N00024-14-R-3169:1) to supply program, technical, business and financial, logistics, and administrative support services for Naval Sea Systems Command; 1 year plus 4 option years
New pertinent bids: o as prime contractor for Technical and Management Support Services for DOE’s Office of
Fossil Energy (re: DE-SOL-0005044) o as a subcontractor to a large contractor to provide nuclear consulting services to a major
electric utility
Link completed its 1st year of Link’s 5-year DOE prime contract as Independent Engineer over biorefinery projects; this was a sole source award based on our SDVOSB status combined with our capabilities; Leidos is Link’s subcontractor.
www.linkresources.com James E. Carter Knoxville 865-588-7247 jcarter@linkresources. com
Gerald Boyd Vice President 1093 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 500 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (865) 272-3392
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Mark C. Redmond Marketing Analyst Strategic Consulting Solutions, Inc. www.scsconsults.com (865) 325-5159
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Member Highlights
Spring 2014
Banda Group International, LLC (BGI) is celebrating its 10 year anniversary as a world class technical and project management support services company serving government and private sector clients around the globe. Company President & CEO, Zeferino Banda Jr., CSP, founded BGI in late 2003 as a one-person operation, with the hopes to create something larger than himself that would not only benefit his family and staff, but have a positive effect in the lives of those his company came in contact with. As of today, BGI has grown and expanded to acquire worldwide multi-million dollar contracts in projects across the United States and in diverse locations such as Algeria, China, Ireland, Israel, Laos, Mexico, and Romania.
BGI’s initial technical focus was centered on safety management. Today, along with its established successful reputation for safety program and project management, BGI has added a corporate emphasis on construction project management, startup and commissioning, environmental assessments, nuclear safety management, industrial hygiene services, health physics, radiation safety, quality assurance/quality control, program evaluations, and maintenance and operations support.
BGI is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, with offices and senior directors in Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Austin, Texas.
For more information, press only:
Elisonia Valle
Marketing Manager
631.398.4586
For more information on [Product]: www.bandagroupintl.com
Strategic Consulting Solutions is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2014! As many of you know, SCS emerged in 2004 when Laura Davis began delivering a unique mix of accounting services geared specifically to meet the stringent compliance regulations placed upon government contractors. Early on, Laura embraced the Deltek software suite for its power to solve compliance challenges. From there, the SCS team set out to master the art of utilizing Quickbooks and other accounting software in government contracting while still maintaining compliance. Unanet time tracking was added to the mix and has proven to be invaluable to customers. Those factors along with a staff of GovCon professionals plus countless, devoted customers is what keeps Strategic Consulting Solutions thriving. Thank you to all of those who have entrusted SCS with their business and made this very special milestone a reality!
In conjunction with its 10th anniversary, SCS has also revamped its website. Please visit www. scsconsults.com to view our new portal to GovCon compliance.
www.bandagroupintl.com Bob Pacheco, CSP Director of Marketing P: 505.850.5305 F: 505.213.0320
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George Taylor [email protected] (865)482-8670
Bob Seyer Account Manager [email protected] (865) 599-1175 (cell) (865) 470-4090 (office)
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Member Highlights
Spring 2014
Visionary Solutions, LLC (VS) a graduated SBA 8(a) small disadvantaged business, headquartered in Knoxville, TN provides hazardous materials packaging and transportation services, DOT training, and technical support to government and commercial clients including federal facilities, prime contractors, public utilities and nuclear power service providers. VS was recently awarded two contracts to support Waste Control Specialists (WCS) programs to move radioactive materials to their disposal facility in Andrews, TX. WCS recently purchased three Robatel Technologies RT-100 Type B casks for the removal of radioactive materials from Government and Commercial facilities for permanent disposal at the WCS site. The RT-100 Type B Cask received it’s NRC Certificate of Compliance (CoC) during the week of March 24, 2014. The RT-100 is the only new Type B package designed for nuclear and radioactive material transport certified by the NRC in the last 30 years.
The first contract was for design, fabrication and delivery of a specialty trailer capable of transporting the RT-100 cask in all 48 contiguous states. VS has delivered three complete transportation systems with upgraded power units and specialty over dimension capable trailers to support WCS operations. VS designed and delivered a compliant nine axle “super” trailer capable of meeting all Federal and State requirements for transport of the RT-100 cask. VS won a second contract to be the exclusive transporter of RT-100 cask systems for WCS over the next three years. VS is pleased to support WCS and the nuclear community with the safe and compliant transport of critical nuclear materials.
Environmental Control Center Co., Ltd and EA International, LLC have entered into a business agreement with a major U.S. radiochemistry testing laboratory – The GEL Group Inc. (South Carolina). Together, they will collaborate in developing radioactive measuring techniques, which will be deployed in the nuclear reactor demolition and removal at the Tokyo Electric Nuclear Generator disaster site in Fukushima. The business venture agreement will be announced on the 18th of February 2014 during a meeting hosted by the United States Embassy in Tokyo regarding the nuclear reactor demolition and removal. The GEL Group is the largest radiochemistry testing laboratory in the United States employing approximately 200 personnel. The company has an expertise in analysis related to the dismantling of nuclear reactors in the United States and abroad.
Environmental Control Center Co., Ltd has been awarded a contract for work on the monitoring and measuring of radioactive emissions during the removal of radioactive materials from Fukushima. In the future, Environmental Control Center Co., Ltd will receive technical support from The GEL Group as their work will require further monitoring of radioactive substances.
The GEL Group, Inc. (GEL) is pleased to announce that Joseph M. Hodgson, Jr. (Mac) has joined the company as Vice President. Prior to joining GEL, Mr. Hodgson spent 10 years at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was most recently a Director and Senior Analyst in the Equity Research Department. In that capacity, his responsibility included covering approximately 25 small-to-mid cap financial institutions in the Southeast, Northeast and Midwest United States.
Mr. Hodgson earned a B.S. in Business and a Minor in Spanish from Wake Forest University. He has also received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
“We are excited to have Mac join GEL and the prospering Charleston community” said Jim Stelling, President and CEO, adding “he will be a valuable member of the GEL family as we look to the future.”
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Anne Smith [email protected] Office: 865-342-7668 Mobile: 865-556-8014 www.perma-fix.com
www.merrick.com
John Buckle 303-353-3806 Mike Wade 865-685-5518
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Spring 2014
Perma-Fix was awarded a contract valued at more than $500,000 from Kemron Environmental Services to provide radiation safety, waste characterization, and brokerage services at the Safety Light Superfund Site, located in South Centre Township, PA.
Perma-Fix and Aerostar SES LLC (ASL) have entered into a SBA approved Mentor/Protégé Agreement, with Perma-Fix serving as the mentor and ASL as the Protégé. ASL currently provides construction and environmental services to several federal agencies which can be applied to programs within the DOE, and offers specific environmental and construction expertise that will translate well to DOE clients and will complement Perma-Fix capabilities. Perma-Fix plans to mentor ASL through applying the company's current capabilities into the radiological services space. This relationship will increase ASL's chances of long-term sustainability success once they graduate from the SBA 8(a) program.
Perma-Fix launched medical isotope technology company, “Perma-Fix Medical Corporation” and has announced validation of its process to produce Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) from Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) using standard reactors at two of the premier research institution in Poland and the United States. Dr. Centofanti, commented, "These results further validate the strength of our technology, which we believe has the potential to reshape the global supply chain and address the shortage of Tc-99m in the United States and around the world.”
John Lash, former Senior Vice President of Operations, has been promoted to interim Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Lash replaces James Blankenhorn, who was recruited to lead the recovery efforts at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
Merrick & Company’s surveying team (www.merrick.com/Surveying) was awarded a multi-year program with Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (Alyeska) of Anchorage, Alaska to provide professional surveying services and remote sensing subject matter expertise. Alyeska designed, built, and maintains and operates the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, which transports oil from Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay to the Valdez Marine Terminal, approximately 800 miles to the south. Merrick is performing various field survey operations supporting Alyeska’s mission to provide safe, environmentally responsible, reliable and cost-effective oil pipeline transportation from the North Slope of Alaska. Merrick will base operations in both Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska.
Merrick, teamed with Hurst Technologies Corporation, was awarded a contract to design and integrate a new reactivity control system for the Annular Core Research Reactor at Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, NM. The radiation produced at the ACRR is used for research activities, including neutron-scattering experiments, nondestructive testing, including neutron radiography, neutron activation analysis and testing of materials, advanced reactor fuels development and testing, and radioisotope production.
Merrick & Company, an engineering, architecture, design-build, surveying, planning, and geospatial solutions firm, serves domestic and international clients in the energy, national security, life sciences, and infrastructure markets. The employee-owned company maintains offices in the US, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.
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The Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership
kicked off its 10th year of community safety
forums on April 2 at the American Museum of
Science and Energy. We featured John
Eschenberg, Federal Project Director for the
Uranium Processing Facility; Carl Strock, Project
Director; Gary Hagan, Manager of ES&H; and Dr.
Jeff Miller, ORAU senior scientist. Their topic
was Nuclear Safety Culture at UPF. We learned
that project leaders have set the bar high in
terms of safety and are actively communicating
and measuring as they design safety into the
facility now so that it will be a safe facility in the
future for workers and the community. We
appreciated the informative presentations, and
the Q&A session proved interesting as well.
We may have one more Safety Forum in June,
but our efforts are primarily focused on Safety
Fest TN. This, our 3rd annual event, will be on
September 8-11 at the New Hope Center. We
plan to offer approximately 40 safety courses and
are developing that list and identifying
News from the Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership, Celebrating 10 Years of Promoting Worker and Community Safety
by Jenny Freeman
instructors now. In addition to our classes, all of
which are free of charge, we’ll have a day-and-a-
half long Safety Expo with space for about 35
booths, a community brunch to celebrate our 10th
year anniversary, a community safety forum
featuring Bruce Wilkinson, and our popular World
Class Safety program. This year, we’ve joined
forces with the Secret City Fire Officers Conference
to focus on fire safety for two days and will feature
national speakers and a tribute to 9/11.
You can participate in Safety Fest TN in several ways: Safety Fest TN sponsor Safety Expo sponsor (booth space) Community brunch sponsor Breakfast or break sponsor Planning committee member Email Jenny Freeman at [email protected] for more information. Get involved! It’s fun, informative, a great way to create one of the region’s fastest growing events.
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Executive Board
The Executive Board President for next fiscal year will be Stephanie Long Neu, Consultant, who was elected President-Elect last year. Rick Dearholt, RIX, LLC will serve as Past President.
The following directors and officers have been elected to serve on the Executive Board for the next term:
President-Elect: Dave Carlson, Newport News Nuclear
Treasurer/Secretary: Samantha Pack, Leidos Inc.
Member at Large: Joey Brown, CTI & Associates; Joey will also continue as Chair of the ETEBA GRC.
Member at Large: Erik Vogely, Enercon
Tennessee Chapter Board
The Tennessee Chapter Board Vice President for next year will be Gerald Boyd with S.M. Stoller Corporation, who was elected Vice President-elect last year. Susan Walter with AECOM will continue as
Secretary, and Lauren Amos with Project Services Group will continue as a Member at Large.
The following directors and officers have been elected to serve on the chapter board for the next term:
Vice President-Elect: Jenny Freeman, StrataG
Treasurer: David Murphy, DFM Consulting Services
Member at Large: Mike Wade, Merrick & Co.
Member at Large: Betsy Child, Restoration Services, Inc.
Member at Large: Gigi Nelson, Synergy Solutions
Member at Large: Barry Stephenson, MCLinc
New Mexico Chapter Board
The New Mexico Chapter Board Vice President for next fiscal year will be Zeferino Banda with Banda Group International LLC. Walt Foutz with Oasis Systems LLC and Trent Riggs with Waste Control
Specialists LLC will continue as Members at Large.
The following directors and officers have been elected to serve on the chapter board for the next term:
Vice President-Elect: Gloria Chavez, Trinitek Services Inc.
Treasurer: Hank Rosoff, Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants
Secretary: Vivian Valencia, Portage Inc.
Member at Large: Robert Brounstein, TerranearPMC
Member at Large: Wayne Hohs, Enercon Federal Services Inc.
Member at Large: Myron Koop, Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc.
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