Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Council authorizes $300,000 design agreement for Rarity Ridge solids system; asks DOE about technetium-99 sampling
Summary
Oak Ridge City Council authorized a professional services agreement up to $300,000 with Fox PE LLC to design solids-handling improvements at the Rarity Ridge Wastewater Treatment Plant and asked staff to push DOE for sampling to monitor technetium-99 during dewatering.
Oak Ridge City Council authorized a professional services agreement with Fox PE LLC (Nashville) not to exceed $300,000 to design solids-handling improvements at the Rarity Ridge Wastewater Treatment Plant, and members used the discussion to press for safeguards around dewatering of radioactive-contaminated sludge.
City staff explained that the plant currently lacks modern solids handling and that, while DOE has been hauling sludge off-site for disposal, DOE is installing a temporary system to…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
