WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: * * * TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Acting Technical Director FROM: Frank Harshman and Clinton Jones, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Oak Ridge Activity Report for Week Ending October 6, 2023 Emergency Management: Late last week, the Y-12 fire department responded to a dumpster fire at the New Hope Center. New Hope Center is outside the Y-12 Proper  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Sphagnum mosses dominate peatlands that store about a third of the world's terrestrial carbon. A type of peat moss has surprised scientists with its climate resilience: Sphagnum divinum is actively speciating in response to hot, dry conditions. To illuminate how S. divinum adapts, ORNL researchers developed resources, including a database with all of S. divinum's  more