Oak Ridge council urges action on DOE site treatment plan, warns schedule could slip into 2030s

Aug 12, 2024

Council approved transmittal of comments to Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation urging progress and funding for construction of a sludge treatment facility for waste stored at the Oak Ridge Reservation, with members warning delays are budgetary rather than technical.

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The Oak Ridge City Council voted to transmit comments to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation urging the Department of Energy and state regulators to secure funding and keep the Oak Ridge site treatment plan on schedule for construction of a sludge‑treatment facility.

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