Kentucky Oak
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The Mammoth Cave region is rich in natural as well as cultural history. For generations, families in south central Kentucky have supported themselves through the traditional art form of basket making. Beyond simply weaving the baskets, these folk artists carry out the entire process of gathering and preparing raw materials from white oak trees, and turning the materials into useful works of art. The tradition is linked closely with historic changes in the landscape. For example, when Highway 31W became a major travel corridor, basket stands appeared alongside the road. Over time, the baskets in the area acquired many characteristics that distinguish them from white oak baskets made in other parts of the country. For a number of families, white oak basket making is an inseparable link to their community and individual identities, their geographic location, and their overall sense of “home.” [Read More]
Kentucky Tourism - Kentucky Facts
Kentucky has 12.7 million acres of commercial forest land - 50% of the state's land area. The main species of trees are white oak, red oak, walnut, yellow poplar, beech, sugar maple, white ash and hickory. Kentucky ranks third among hardwood producing states. ... [Read More]
Oak Ridge Office - Inside Oak Ridge
Most of our programs are performed in Oak Ridge, at three major DOE facilities located on the 33,750-acre Oak Ridge Reservation. These include the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Y-12 National Security Complex, and the East Tennessee Technology Park. Also located in Oak Ridge is the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education and the American Museum of Science and Energy. ... As you will see, Oak Ridge Office is very diverse, with major programs in science, environmental management, assets utilization, and uranium programs. ORO also provides support to national security activities managed by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). We are based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and also have programs at the Paducah and Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plants in Kentucky and Ohio and the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Virginia. ... [Read More]
KDA Press Release
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the order in response to concerns raised by officials in Kentucky and other states about Sudden Oak Death, which has killed tens of thousands of oak trees in California. Last spring, Commissioner Farmer asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman to tighten restrictions on interstate movement of plants from California that are known hosts or associate hosts of the Sudden Oak Death pathogen. ... [Read More]
Office of Nuclear Energy, Science & Technology
Processing of recycled uranium at the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant began in the early 1950s with the first shipments of recycled uranium oxide from Hanford. A uranium hexafluoride feed plant was operated at Oak Ridge from 1952 until 1961. Recycled uranium was fed to the Oak Ridge enrichment cascade from 1958 to 1962, from 1970 to 1974 and from 1976 to 1977. ... It is currently estimated that the Portsmouth Plant processed a relatively small quantity of recycled uranium as compared to Paducah and Oak Ridge plants. Up to 1,320 tons (1,200 metric tons) of this material entered the enrichment cascade at Portsmouth. Most of this material, 1,210 tons (1,100 metric tons), was received as uranium hexafluoride from Oak Ridge and Paducah sites. The remaining material came from a variety of facilities in the DOE complex. ... [Read More]
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