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Winter 2012

Happy New Year and best wishes for good health and continued success in 2012! This past year was a very busy and successful one for ETEBA. Here

are some of the highlights—you will find more about them in this edition of the newsletter.

To more clearly define our focus, ETEBA adopt-ed a new mission statement: “to promote the success of our members by fostering market understanding, identifying business opportuni-ties and advocating for our common interests,” and the tag line: “Linking businesses with op-portunity.”

We launched a completely new Website with easier navigation, more information and on-line registration and payment capability. “Hits” on the site are up substantially, and it is offering increased visibility and benefits to ETEBA members.

We significantly increased our advocacy and monitoring efforts in Washington, conducted two member visit “Washington Days,” and ex-panded our network of contacts with Congres-sional members and Executive Branch officials.

Our 5 education sessions last year brought hands-on information to members on topics

From the Executive Director, Sherry Peske

such as how to successfully negotiate changes in federal government contracts, and use “mind mapping” techniques to brainstorm and build better proposals. We also had a webinar on the effects of the new health care reform legislation on business.

Our members raised more than $16,000 for scholarships through chapter-held golf tourna-ments, and almost $4,000 from ETEBA holiday charity events.

The Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership held 3 forums, including a presentation on how to successfully factor human behavior into a safety program, and a timely discussion of “safety in the face of change.”

ETEBA’s 12th Annual Business Opportunities Conference drew more than 650 attendees and was an informative and successful event. Our program, “The Next Chapter: Leveraging our Experience; Building our Future,” featured an impressive slate of keynote speakers and panel-ists in the areas of clean energy, environmental cleanup and national security. We concluded with a political roundtable that proved to be a lively, well attended and valuable discussion.

And, we continued to grow by adding 27 new member companies to the ETEBA family during the year!

In December, we conducted an on-line survey of ETEBA members to help guide our plans for 2012. Here are some of the top things we will be working on: further enhancements to our weekly newsletter; establishing a Market Development committee to research new market trends and potential supply chain opportunities; expanding our on-line presence and applications; growing our membership; and, of course, bringing you an outstanding annual Business Opportunities Conference program and exhibit experience.

Don’t forget to save the date: November 6-8, 2012 at the Knoxville Convention Center.

In this issue:

2011 Year in Review with the GRC

BOC Photo Essay

Member Highlights

Upcoming ORBSP Safety Forum

Freeman NDR ORBSP Article

ETEBA Education Update

ETEBA Charitable Works

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Tennessee and New Mexi-

co, and advocating for ma-

jor DOE projects at DOE

and National Nuclear Se-

curity Administration

(NNSA) facilities.

Throughout 2011, we

tracked the NNSA consoli-

dated management pro-

curements and nation-

wide construction man-

agement contract, sharing

information with mem-

bers.

Entering 2012, we are

again preparing to advo-

cate for TN and NM funding and projects at the feder-

al level. The FY 2013 federal budget will be especially

challenging, and we will work at the state and federal

levels as necessary to support the interests of our

members businesses. This year, we are closely track-

ing DOE/NNSA procurement opportunities to share

information and work to keep a level competitive

playing field that provides access to good opportuni-

ties for all ETEBA members. We will continue to sup-

port key projects such as CMRR and UPF, as well as

Small Modular Reactors, Asset Revitalization and oth-

er programs important to our members. We also plan

to further engage with the New Mexico chapter com-

panies to identify their interests and share infor-

mation, and further strengthen our ability to support

our members. We welcome the active involvement of

ETEBA companies in the GRC. Come join us!

2011 was a turbulent year

in the government busi-

ness sector and 2012 looks

to be equally challenging.

The Government Relations

Committee (GRC) aims to

support all ETEBA mem-

bers companies by provid-

ing access to current and

accurate information relat-

ed to business opportuni-

ties, advocating for our

common interests with

government decision mak-

ers, and promoting a fair

and efficient procurement

environment in which

members can compete for business opportunities.

We began 2011 supporting efforts to update the

Oak Ridge clean up story and advocate for funding

sufficient to maintain progress. ETEBA members,

led by our then new Executive Director, made a

spring visit to Capitol Hill to meet with the Ten-

nessee delegation, key committee members and

staffers, and Department of Energy (DOE) leaders.

We twice raised concerns concerning the DOE

Moratorium on Support Contracts and shared in-

formation with the Small Business Administration

in an effort to protect support contractors, and es-

pecially small businesses, from unfair treatment.

We also closely followed organizational changes at

the DOE Oak Ridge Office. ETEBA Members

made another visit to Capitol Hill in the fall, em-

phasizing the importance of cleanup work in

Government Relation Committee Review and Look

Forward January 2012 : Harry Boston, GRC Chair

60% OF RESPONDEES FOR THE ETEBA MEMBER SURVEY STATED THAT THEY VIEWED THE

GOVERNEMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE AS BEING A USEFUL TO VERY USEFUL BENEFIT OF

THEIR MEMBERSHIP. CHECK THE EVENTS CALENDAR FOR OUR NEXT MEETING DATE!

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A Photographic Essay

November 1st—3rd, 2011

Knoxville Convention Center

Knoxville, TN

November 1st through 3rd were three days filled with activities, interactions and words. To capture all that hap-

pened and was said would take a book. Instead, we give you an overview of the conference through the eyes of

two conference photographers: Michael Barnes of Cobblestone Resource Group and Lynn Freeny, DOE Photog-

rapher for the Oak Ridge Office. To view all of Mr. Barnes’ conference photos, please click here

Conference speakers included not only important indus-

try representatives from our back yard, but also guests

from across the pond. John Best, Chief Executive of the

East of England Energy Group (pictured here with ETEBA

Executive Director Sherry Peske) was a featured speaker

in the Clean Energy and Technology session and que-

ried participants “Are you prepared for the challenge of

being the generation that develops and produces our fu-

ture energy sources, with no limits.”

Cool temperatures and fog didn’t deter the Earn and Learn Scholarship Golf Tournament’s more than 100 participants who helped raise over $10,000 in scholar-ship monies .

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ETEBA 12th Annual BOC, A Photographic Essay (continued)

Environmental Cleanup Session: Speaking—Robert Martineau, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation; Pete Knollmeyer, SRNS FLUOR (moderator); Mark Ferri, K25/K27 D&D Manager, UCOR; John Eschenberg, Acting Manager, DOE ORO; Mike Howard, Director, Office of Procure-ment Planning, DOE EM Headquarters; and Dennis Carr, Manager, Environmental Remediation, Fluor-B&W Portsmouth.

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What began the day as a nearly empty exhibit hall, culminated into a waiting crowd of conference attendees and guests for the November 1st Opening Reception. Conference attendance topped 650.

1. Keynote Address, Dr. Michael Howard, President and Chief Executive Officer of Electric Power Research Institute. 2. Clean Energy and Technology Session I: Speaking— Carol Beda, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy, United States Air Force. Dr. David Maloney, CH2M Hill (moderator) Dr. Steve Ricci, Senior Research Engineer, Battelle; Mike Paulus, ORNL. 3. Clean Energy and Technology Session II: Speaking—Kevin Butterfield, Director, Business Development, Generation mPower; Lee McGetrick, Director, Carbon Fiber Technology Facility Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and John Best, Chief Executive, East of England Energy Group.

Tracy Mustin, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Department of Energy Environmental Management

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Thank you to our 12th Annual Business Opportunities Conference sponsors!

Platinum: B&W Y-12; Bechtel; Fluor; CH2M Hill; ORNL; UCOR Gold: Wells Fargo; EnergX; Restoration Services, Inc.; Dade Moeller; LATA; S.M. Stoller; Mesa, Inc.; SAIC; Indian Eyes, LLC Silver: SEC, GEL Laboratories, LLC; Navarro Research & Engineering; ORAU; NORTRAX; SMSI; ARS International; Pajarito Scientific Corporation; UniTech Services Group; Perma-Fix; MHF Services; I.C.E. Service Group; Pro2Serve; Longenecker & Associates; AREVA; Bartlett Services; EnergySolutions; ENERCON; Ascendent Engineering and Safety Solutions; TC Program Solutions/TFE; Gate 6 Solutions; DeNuke Contracting Services; Tetra Tech; LANL; AttentionIT; GAITS; AECOM Bronze: Firewater, LLC; Company Wrench; Information International Associates; LB Services; Infotek, Inc.; US DOE ORO; Strategic Packaging Systems; FE&C; AMEC; Waste Control Solu-tions; Strategic Consulting Solutions; Black & Veatch; Epsilon; Southern Development Partners Contributor: PQC Solutions Hospitality Spon-sors: MCLinc; Firewater, LLC; Company Wrench; AREVA; Gate 6; FE&C; Scientific Sales Photography: Cobblestone Resource Group Golf Sponsors: Platinum: Spectra Tech Gold: ARS International; Teledyne Brown; SEC; Graphic Creations Bronze: AttentionIT; CAST Transpor-tation; TC Program Solutions/TFE and Turnkey Transportation; Perma-Fix; Fairfield Service Group; SRA International

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ETEBA 12th Annual BOC, A Photographic Essay (continued)

Business Opportunities Session - Sherry Peske address-es the crowd. On stage beginning to the right of the podium: Cassandra Stuart, ORNL (moderator); Ralph Holland, Assistant Director, Office Of Contracting, DOE EM Consolidated Business Center; Greg Gonzales, Small Business Program Manager, NNSA; Dave Hepner, Director, Acquisition Operations Division, DOE Savannah River Office; James Carrigan, Small Business Advocate, LANL; Sharon Phillips, Senior Pro-curement Analyst/Small Business Advocate, DHS; Tony Fountain, Business Manager, UCOR; and Drew Reckmeyer, P.E., Environmental Remediation Branch, USACE, Omaha District.

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1. Keynote Speaker, Dr. Donald Cook, Deputy Administra-tor for Defense Programs, NNSA. 2.The Defense and Na-tional Security session: Speaking - Sue Cange, Acting Assis-tant Manager for Environmental Management, DOE ORO; Darrel Kohlhorst, B&W Y-12 (moderator); Ted Sherry, Man-ager, Y-12 Site Office, NNSA; Rick Holmes, Division Direc-tor, CMRR LANL; Mark Seely, UPF Program Director, Y-12 National Security Complex; and Michael Graham, Associate Director for Environmental Programs, LANL. 3. Political Round Table - moderator, Sherry Peske; Bart Gordon, for-mer U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 6th Congressional district and Zach Wamp, former U. S. Representative for Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional district.

The Map Room -Speed-dating for business - offered participants one-on-one face time with contracting represent-atives from NNSA, LANL, Y-12 UPF, Y-12, ORO, Homeland Security, SRNS,ETTP/UCOR, TVA, CH2M, and Bechtel.

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Diversified Metal Products was awarded a government contract from the US

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Ac-

quisition Management Division. This contract will enable Diversified Metal

Products to provide neutron barriers for the next five years.

The significance of this contract is that it is DMP's only current contract that is

directly with the federal government. The contract is a Basic Order Agreement

that lasts for 5 years for "shielded tanks."

Member Highlights

Los Alamos-based Strategic Management Solutions (SMSI) has named the direc-tor of its new Oak Ridge Office. Long-time Oak Ridge professional Wyman Net-tles will lead SMSI’s project management and technical consulting practice as it seeks to expand its government and private sector clients in the Tennessee Val-ley region.

Nettles is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and Project Management Professional with 24 years of experience in occupational safety and health and project and operations management. In his new role, he will develop and manage SMSI’s busi-ness in the Oak Ridge area with a focus on opportuni-ties at ORNL, Y-12, and other DOE/NNSA-related ac-tivities, as well as private-sector opportunities. SMSI currently is supporting Jacobs Engineering as a sub-contractor for the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

“Wyman’s experience and can-do personality are a perfect fit for running our office in Oak Ridge,” said Paul Terp, president of SMSI, from the company’s headquarters in Los Alamos. “He has held positions of increasingly important responsibility at small professional services firms, a national engineering and environmental services company, and an international environmental and nucle-ar services company, all which make him the right person for our work and con-tinued expansion in Oak Ridge.”

Nettles has broad experience in nuclear and engineering services, power genera-tion, environmental services, construction, aerospace, pharmaceutical/chemical manufacturing, and heavy manufacturing.

“Working with Paul and his colleagues is a great opportunity for me profession-ally,” said Nettles. “And I appreciate the chance to help grow SMSI’s business here in my home area.”

Please visit www.smsi.us or call (865) 599-6654.

Dan Payne Business Development Manager 3710 N. Yellowstone Hwy. Idaho Falls, ID 83401 phone 208-529-9655 cell 208-243-6143 fax 208-529-9836 www.diversifiedmetal.com

Paul Terp SMSI (505) 490-2722 Paul.Terp@SMSI.us www.smsi.us

Winter 2012

Wyman Nettles

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M² Polymer Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that they have successful-ly competed in a bid and have been awarded a one year supply contract by UCOR (URS-CH2M Oak Ridge LLC) for super absorbent socks and superabsor-bent rolls for the clean-up at ETTP. The contract, which runs through 12/31/12, estimates a requirement for 15,000 Waste Lock® superabsorbent socks (8-feet each in length) and 200 Waste Lock® superabsorbent rolls (each 48" X 500 feet).

Established in January 2000, M² Polymer Technologies is widely known in the environmental remediation industry for the Waste Lock® brand of superabsor-bent products. The company is SBA-registered as a small, woman-owned busi-ness. In May 2011, the company attained ISO-9001 registration.

For additional information on the company or products visit the website at www.m2polymer.com or call 847-836-1393.

Member Highlights

Beginning January 1, 2012, MHF Services welcomed Ron Leonard to our team as a Business Development Manager. Ron comes to MHF with over 20 years of experi-ence related to radioactive waste remediation projects and disposal. He has ex-tensive knowledge of Subtitle C, Subtitle D and Class A, B and C Low-Level Radio-active waste landfills and is experienced in radioactive waste volume reduction and processing. Prior to joining MHF, Ron held senior positions at EnergySolu-tions and Studsvik Processing facility and was a Qualified Master Training Special-ist, Engineering Watch Supervisor and Leading Engineering Laboratory Techni-cian with the United States Nuclear Navy. Ron is currently pursuing his B.S. in Nuclear Engineering Technology and resides in Florida with his family.

John Longenecker

5052 Pensier Street

Las Vegas, NV 89135

(702) 493-5363

Fax (702) 543-2382

info@longenecker-

associates.com

Lisa Sabol ph: 724.772.9800 ext. 5562 cell: 724.272.9578 www.mhfservices.com

Winter 2012

M² Polymer Tech-nologies, Inc. P.O. Box 365 West Dundee, IL 60118 USA Phone: 847-836-1393 Fax: 847-836-6483 www.m2polymer.com

Longenecker & Associates, Inc., an international management consulting firm announced that Gary Gilmartin and W. David Jansen have been promoted to serve as Vice Presidents of the company, effective immediately.

Gilmartin is based in Oak Ridge and will manage L&A activities there. Jansen is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico and will manage L&A activities at Los Ala-mos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratory.

In announcing the promotions, L&A CEO Bonnie Longenecker stated “These promotions recognize the high energy and focus of both Dave and Gary, and will allow our team to better manage growth and provide even more respon-sive service to our clients.”

Longenecker & Associates, Inc. was founded in 1989, and the company special-izes in solving technical and management problems in high technology and scientific applications for government, utility and other commercial custom-ers.

For more information, please call Longenecker & Associates at 702-493-5363.

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Member Highlights Radiation Protection Systems recently completed design and delivery of a large mod-ular panel containment facility to Los Alamos National Laboratory. The facility will be used to contain the repackaging operations for exhumed and stored containers of contaminated waste materials. The seismically qualified facility is the largest three room negative pressure enclosure RPS has built to date, measuring 110’ long by 18’ high with a clear span width of 48’.

This project closely followed the turn-key design/build/install of three negative pres-sure enclosure buildings at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. RPS completely outfitted these enclosures for processing HEU, non-UF6 and orphaned waste prod-ucts including: 2-stage HEPA ventilation systems, automatic pressure control sys-tems, LN2 cryogenic blenders inside custom Negative Pressure Enclosures (NPE), capture velocity air flow hoods and work stations. Fire suppression and alarm sys-tems were also installed in enclosure buildings and NPEs.

RPS has completed “CSA C/US” certification for 7 more portable HEPA filtration units. RPS now has 10 vent units meeting these strict safety requirements. CSA In-ternational is accredited by the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and also by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). CSA is fully qualified to test electrical, electron-ic, mechanical, plumbing, Energy Star, HVAC, and lighting equipment as well as a wide range of other products sold throughout North America, Europe and Asia. DOE sites often require NRTL certification for portable HEPA ventilation

Allan Consulting is pleased to announce the formation of a strategic partnership with Frank Douglas Consulting. Mr. Douglas recently retired from Stoller and has opened new proposal and business development consulting firm. The strategic part-nership will allow the clients of each firm full access to the resources of the respec-tive organizations without the need to sign a separate consulting agreement or sub-contract. Please visit our web sites at www.allancon.com and www.fdcon.net.

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William Rambow CEO P.O. Box 890 Groton, CT 06340 860.445.0334 wrambow@rpsct.com www.rpsct.com

Robert D. Allan Allan Consulting 865-556-0657 rda@allancon.com

Despite torrential rainfall and blustery winds, the November 15 celebration and Open House of the new S.M. Stoller Corporation (Stoller) offices in Oak Ridge was an overwhelming success. More than 150 people representing approximately 75 different companies, local politicians, and community leaders braved the weather to join in the festivities, tour the new facilities, and meet the local staff and a num-ber of the corporate staff, including Nick Lombardo, President, and Jim Moran, Senior Vice President.

Prior to the Open House, Gerald Boyd, Stoller Vice President, hosted a tour of the Department of Energy Oak Ridge Reservation for the benefit of Stoller employees who had never had an opportunity to visit the site.

The Open House was a wonderful and heartwarming welcome to Oak Ridge for the Stoller Corporation by the local business community.

Gerald Boyd Vice President 1093 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 500 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (865) 272-3392 gboyd@stoller.com

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Member Highlights

Broadway Electric Service Corporation/BESCO has installed over 750 level two elec-tric vehicle charging stations throughout Tennessee, Washington D.C., and Los An-geles as part of the DOE funded “EV Project”. These installations included commer-cial and individual clients.

MSE drilling crew was part of the 324 B-Cell Soil Sampling team that was nominat-ed for an ALARA. Building 324 is the most complex and hazardous research facility being demolished along Hanford's river corridor. In 2009, contaminated grout was removed from the B-Cell sump and trench during preparations for demolition. A visible breach was identified in the stainless steel liner of the sump in the lowest point of the hot cell floor. The line was located over 12' below grade and more than 40' in from the edge of the building. To gain access to the area, the maintenance shop base pad on the north end of the building had to be removed and an access pit was excavated at the site of the shop. In 2009 through 2011, working with a Ge-oprobeÒ, the MSE Team helped obtain soil samples in the difficult areas. "The team allowed for the smooth evolution of the physical soil samples needed from under the B-Cell. Thanks to excellent teamwork, effective radiological planning, the entire evolution was conducted with no spread of contamination and all radiation expo-sures were less than planned. Their teamwork allowed workers' exposure to remain As Low As Reasonably Achievable!"

Karen Harris Vice President, Busi-ness Development 704 S. Illinois Avenue, Suite C-203 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Tel. 865.220.0046 x27 Fax 865.220.0064 Email: khar-ris@denuke.com www.denuke.com

Winter 2012

Mat Merten, PE mmerten@besco.com w 865-244-2923 c 865-742-4572 www.besco.com

www.mse-ta.com Bob Craig

bob.craig@mse-ta.com

We were saddened by the sudden death of Joan Dick, Senior Recruiter, who retired from ReNuke earlier in the year. Joan was one of ReNuke’s first employees and helped grow the business in the early days. Our sympathies go out to her family.

B&W Conversion Services has subcontracted DeNuke to provide health, safety and environmental compliance support at the Paducah DUF6 Conversion plant. “B&W is one of our largest clients since 2005. We’re pleased to have the continued confi-dence of B&W to provide this critically important function at Paducah,” said Fred Gardner, CHP.

The proceeds from the DeNuke-organized Amelia Island Dutch Uncle golf tourna-ment, donated to the MKMF, exceeded $10,000.00. The funds will be used to ex-pand the middle school nuclear engineering educational programs at the Universi-ty of Wisconsin and middle school science classrooms throughout the nation.

The next fundraiser for MKMF is at the WM12 meeting in Phoenix. The Dutch Un-cle golf tournament will be held at the Foothills Golf Course on Sunday, February 26th. See www.denuke.com/events to register.

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Member Highlights

Project Time & Cost, Inc. (PT&C) is proud to announce that we were named to two of the 2011 ENR’s Top 100 Professional Service Firms lists. Our expertise earned PT&C the number 23 spot among the Top 50 Program Management Firms and the number 34 spot on the Top 100 Construction Management-for-Fee firms. PT&C was also honored as the number 33 company on Zweig Letter’s 2011 Hot Firms List. Project Time & Cost is proud of a staff who provides profes-sional services of such high quality and value that first-time clients become long-term partners.

Two Powered Remote Manipulators (PRMs) are being supplied to Oak Ridge Na-tional Labs for the Transuranic Waste Processing Center (TWPC). The PRM provides an adaptable and competitive manipulator for the nu-clear and hazardous waste industry. This arm further proves that S.A. Technology is an industry leader in the development and construction of custom manipulators. The PRM was designed to fit jobs of all sizes and to adequately address our customers’ project needs. Its ability to scale and maintain mobility and strength makes it a highly ver-satile tool to remotely solve some of the most difficult decommissioning problems. Its carbon fiber construction cuts down on arm weight and material costs, as well as the strength needed for lifting larger objects. Additionally, its seven-degrees-of-freedom system allows it to be a very maneuverable piece of equipment for packing and lifting waste. The PRM is a modular/scalable solution to the various project needs within the nu-clear industry. The PRM offers a wide range of applications for decontamination and decommissioning in the most hazardous environments around the world. The basic configuration of the PRM includes: Fabricated with Carbon fiber - radiation tolerant material

13’ Full Reach with gripper that opens over 6”

High load capacity of 110 lbs

Hydraulic drives

7 degree of freedom system DOF: 360° shoulder rotate, 180° shoulder pivot, 180° elbow chain joint, 180° wrist yaw, 180° wrist pitch, and 360o tool roll.

Winter 2012

Brandon Myers S.A.Technology Marketing / Proposal Coordinator bran-don.myers@satechnology.com 970-663-1431 ext. 213

Kelly Cox 2727 Paces Ferry Road Suite 1-1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30339 770.444.9799

Join now (or renew your membership) and take advantage of all of the

ETEBA marketing opportunities available to you!

WHERE IS YOUR HIGHLIGHT?

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Coulter & Justus, P.C. has been recognized as one of the Best Accounting Firms to Work for in 2011 by Accounting Today. In the medium size firm category, Coulter & Justus ranked #12 out of 45 firms that were recognized. Recognition as a top employer is not new for Coulter & Justus. The firm was recognized as a Best Accounting Firm to Work for in 2009 and 2010, as well as a Best Employer in Tennessee in 2007, 2009, and 2010.

Accounting firms from across the country entered the two-part survey process to de-termine the Best Accounting Firms to Work for. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated firm's workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and de-mographics. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employ-ee experience. The combined scores determined the top firms and the final ranking.

The vision statement of Coulter & Justus is Exceptional People. Exceptional Service. Providing exceptional service to their clients is a driving force for the firm and it starts with the people of Coulter & Justus.

“We are honored by Accounting Today’s recognition as one of the “Best Accounting Firms to Work For”. This award belongs to, and is a result of, all of the people at Coulter & Justus. It’s these individuals who make Coulter & Justus such a special and unique place to work. They make a difference every day, for each other, for our cli-ents and for our community.” Mike Parton, Principal and Director of Growth

The ranking of the 4th annual Best Accounting Firms to Work for was unveiled at an awards ceremony during Accounting Today’s Growth & Profitability Summit on Octo-ber 25th- 27th at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The ranking list of the firms was also published in the December issue of Accounting Today.

Member Highlights Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., (Perma-Fix) a nuclear services company and leading provider of nuclear waste management services recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation and its sub-sidiaries (SEC). This acquisition has expanded Perma-Fix’s treatment and waste man-agement capabilities in the areas of on-site environmental services including: demoli-tion; remediation; construction; and all related project support functions.

Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Perma-Fix, stated, “The acquisition of SEC dramatically expands our nuclear services capabilities. On a combined basis, we can now offer our customers some of the broadest and most com-prehensive nuclear waste solutions in the industry.”

Prior to being acquired by Perma-Fix, SEC worked more than 20 successful years with federal and commercial clients worldwide and built a service infrastructure, working in nuclear, engineering, environmental, and safety services fields. As a result of this acquisition, Perma-Fix has an even more robust service offering to both federal agen-cies and commercial nuclear entities, including specializing in the remediation of nu-clear materials.

Mike Parton mparton@cj-pc.com www.cj-pc.com Coulter & Justus, P.C. 9717 Cogdill Road Suite 201 Knoxville TN 37932 Phone 865.637.4161

Winter 2012

Anne Smith Perma-Fix Environ-mental Services, Inc. asmith@perma-fix.com Office: 865-342-7668 Mobile: 865-556-8014 www.perma-fix.com

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Cabrera Services, Inc. (Cabrera) has been awarded a certificate of appreciation for safety from the Buffalo District Army Corps of Engineers.

To date, Cabrera has achieved 520 days and 125,000 work hours on the Linde FUSRAP jobsite in Tonawanda, NY with zero OSHA recordable injuries or illness-es. As the prime contractor, Cabrera achieved this goal in partnership with team partner Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc. and other specialty subcontrac-tors at the site.

Cabrera‘s remediation efforts have included soil characterization; excavation; and transportation and disposal of over 17,000 tons of LLRW soil and debris, in-cluding soils within the right of way of an active railroad spur; major utility relo-cation, including construction of an underground vault system; asbestos removal; final status survey, and site restoration. All work has been performed on an ac-tive industrial gas research and operations facility with over 1,000 employees that operates 24/7.

Cabrera’s safety measures on the Linde FUSRAP site include daily tailgate safety meetings, routine safety inspections and audits, and safety stand downs to rein-force and renew the importance of safety in the work place on a daily and quar-terly basis. This award reflects Cabrera’s corporate commitment to safety as a pri-mary company value.

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Member Highlights

Glacier Technologies is proud to announce that the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) has selected Mr. Bobby Trumbla, President and CEO of Glacier Technologies, to receive the El Paso District Minority Small Business Per-son of the Year Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize the accomplish-ments of outstanding entrepreneurs and leaders of minority owned businesses. Under Mr. Trumbla’s leadership, Glacier has experi-enced incredible growth since its inception in 2005. Today, the company’s 400 full-time employees pro-vide support services to various government agencies and commercial organizations at 23 locations throughout the United States. Additionally, Glacier generated nearly $73 million in business revenue during CY 2010 as well as provided more than $2 mil-lion in dividends to the Bristol Bay Native Corpora-tion (BBNC) shareholders. Mr. Trumbla was presented his award at the annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Luncheon/Awards Ceremony conducted on 2 No-vember in El Paso, Texas.

www.cabreraservices.com

Shannan Ryll

860-569-0095

sryll@cabreraservices.com

Winter 2012

Dawn L. Thompson Glacier Technologies, LLC 1200 Golden Key Cir, Ste. 460, El Paso, TX 79925 Office (915) 225-3680 Cell (915) 269-8569 Fax (915) 225-9092 dawn.thompson@glacier-tech.com www.glacier-tech.com

Center: Bobby Trumbla

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Strategic Packaging Systems, LLC (SPS) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract to provide custom “soft-sided” waste bags to an international energy company. In addition to this award, SPS has received its HUBZone certifi-cation from the U.S. Small Business Administration. SPS is located in Madi-sonville, TN and occupies a 45,000 square foot manufacturing facility. The facility operates within the perimeters of a NQA-1 Quality Assurance Program and em-ploys skilled local labor trained in the design and manufacture of hazardous mate-rials packages.

Strategic Packaging Systems, LLC specializes in design and manufacturing of “alternative” waste packages. As the pioneers of the first DOT certified “soft-sided” waste bag combined with 80 years of craft knowledge and industry experience, SPS continues to set the standard for innovation, quality and customer satisfac-tion.

Member Highlights Merrick & Company has been awarded a contract by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to design and fabricate a specialized vacuum vessel called the Pre-Sample Vessel and Support Assembly for the Very Small Angle Neutron Spectrometer (VSANS), a specialized vacuum vessel. The VSANS vessel is to house neutron beam colli-mation devices that must be installed and precisely aligned with the vessel at atmospher-ic pressure. This system is used to house instruments for a new neutron beam line at the NIST Center for Neutron Research in Gaithersburg, MD. Merrick also was recently select-ed to design the new post irradiation examination shielded facilities (“hot cells”) to be located in the Tandem Accelerator Building 32 at McMaster University in Hamilton, On-tario, Canada. These cells will be used to perform research and development in support of the Canadian nuclear industry.

Merrick was pleased to see the Mars exploration mission successfully launch this fall. Merrick designed a Cat. 3 nuclear facility for the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) several years ago where Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators are manufactured. This power system is a very desirable power source for robotic or unmaintained situations supporting programs like the recent Mars Science Laboratory mission.

Merrick announces the 25th anniversary of providing architectural and engineering design services to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and has three major design contract vehicles in place with the Laboratory to support vertical and horizontal infrastructure design. Merrick has been providing engineering services to LANL since 1986 and has de-signed more than $2B in capital value of nuclear and non-nuclear equipment, systems, facilities, and infrastructure for the lab since that time.

Merrick’s Michael Wade, Business Development Man-ager of the Nuclear Services & Technology group, rep-resented ETEBA at the Energy Business Opportunities Conference (EBOC) held in Cumbria, UK. Pictured here is Michael with Britain Energy Coast Business Center Chair, Jonathan Marshall.

Photos by: APS Events and Media Ltd (www.thinkaps.com)

John Buckle 303-353-3806 Mike Wade 865-685-5518

www.merrick.com

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Tim Blythe 276 Warren Street P.O. Box 295 Madisonville, TN 37354 Cell Phone: 724-312-1757 Facility Phone: 423-545-9505

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Member Highlights The first shipment of inventory from Building 3019 at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory arrived at the Nevada Nuclear Security Site (NNSS) on December 22, marking the begin-ning of the end for the 50-year old Uranium-233 national storage facility.

This initial programmatic transfer included a valuable inventory of Zero Power Reactor (ZPR) plates, which will be used by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) for future criticality experimentation and training. The first shipment, consisting of 6 canisters containing small amounts of U-233 oxide, was executed safely and ahead of

schedule by Isotek Systems, LLC, under contract to the U.S. Department of Energy . In total, 128 ZPR canisters will be transferred during the six to nine-month campaign.

“By making this first shipment before the end of calendar year 2011, the U-233 project team met the challenge to accelerate implementation of the alternative solution to U-233 disposition endorsed by the Department of Energy only eight months ago,” said John Krueger, federal project director for the U-233 project.

In addition to training, scientific experiments using the nuclear materials address challenges in criticality safety processes; criticality safety for storage, transportation and disposition of nucle-ar materials; domestic and international safe-guards technology; and safety guidelines for the nuclear power industry worldwide through re-search modeling and accident analysis.

The U-233 Disposition Project is responsible for preparing 450 kilograms of fissile material stored in approximately 1,100 canisters for disposition. The transfer of the ZPR plates, and a future direct disposition campaign of a second inventory component, constitutes the first phase of the disposition program, which addresses ap-proximately half of the inventory. A Phase 2 analysis is being finalized, and will set a path forward for eliminating the remaining inventory from Building 3019.

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Jim Bolon

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Isotek U-233 Team

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Above and Beyond: Creating a Sense of Safety

Safety is always the number one priority, and the first Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership (ORBSP) forum of the year drives that point home: the theme is "Above and Beyond: Creating a Sense of Safety Ur-gency." The forum will be held on Feb. 1 at the American Muse-um of Science and Energy. 2012 sees a renewed part-nership between the U.S. Department of Energy, Na-tional Nuclear Security Agency and members of the contracting community to enhance the safety mes-sage in Oak Ridge.

Anyone interested in attending the forum is encour-aged to do so free of charge. Individuals or compa-nies interested in joining the ORBSP can contact Lin-da Short at (877) 693-8322. Further information is available through the ETEBA website; please click here to view as well as visiting http://eteba.org/safety for more safety resources.

Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership Jenny Freeman

The following article excerpt appeared in the November 2011 Issue of the Nuclear Decommissioning Report. To view the entire article and the November NDR, please click here

When thousands of workers leave their homes each day to report for work on DOE sites throughout the U.S., it is not taken for granted that they will return home in a safe condition. Rather, the Department of Ener-gy (DOE), in conjunction with its contractors and subcontractors who support the Department’s decommissioning program, demonstrate their commitment to safety by develop-ing and implementing sophisticated and effective ap-proaches to protect their workers from harm. These include the Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS), the DOE Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), and Behavior-Based Programs, among others. All such efforts have contributed to the overall safety of workers in the Complex including those who work in the hazardous world of nuclear D&D.

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joined hands and assumed ownership for their safety efforts? That’s what we decided to find out in 2004 when the Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership (ORBSP) held its first community safety forum in the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

The ORBSP is committed to the following goals: To focus on focus on topics related to current ORR or DOE Complex safety issues. For example, past forums have focused on the following topics:

Hoisting and rigging near misses;

Transportation incidents;

The positive impacts the VPP Star program can have on a site;

A variety of safety pro-grams employed by com-mercial companies like Alcoa and DuPont;

Lessons learned from fatal-ities at SRS and Hanford;

Looking ahead, the ORBSP intends to reinvigorate our mission and outreach in 2012. The newest prime contractor in Oak Ridge, UCOR (URS/CH2M Oak Ridge), has taken a strong interest in the ORBSP and has committed to work with us to help us be-come a more visible and powerful force. Also, John Esch-enberg, Acting DOE Oak Ridge Office Site Manager re-cently met with our planning committee to share ideas and develop plans for a vibrant series of safety forums in 2012 that will “fill the auditorium” and reach new members of the public. In 2012, we want to:

Share practical knowledge that can be communicated among all workers on ORR sites;

Establish a link on the Energy, Technology, and Envi-ronmental Business Association (ETEBA) web site to function as a safety resource center;

Broaden the population of attendees at our safety fo-rums and encourage more middle level managers to attend;

Focus on creating models of safety culture in the face of budget cuts; and

Involve the City of Oak Ridge.

When workers leave home for the work site at our DOE facilities, we in Oak Ridge don’t take their safety for grant-ed. We’re striving to develop a web of safety awareness that starts with our workers, and then ripples throughout our community, making us a safer place to work and live.

Jenny Freeman

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Helping you grow, one session at a time.

One of the many reasons the ETEBA Education Committee was established was to provide our members with educational offerings, primarily held during lunch for easier accessibility. In the past, we’ve provided sessions on proposal development, contracts, project management and social me-dia. We’ve been very fortunate to have speakers share not only their time, but their valuable indus-try knowledge and experience as well. Our next

session, which will follow a slightly different format, is scheduled for Feb-ruary 8th. The Generator’s Workshop will provide the re-

sources needed to understand WCS’ Waste Ac-ceptance Criteria, how to become a certified genera-tor, and how to develop waste profiles. The session is free, but you must sign up to attend. For more information and to sign up, click here. Remember, this committee is here for you. If you have a session request, topic idea, or speaker suggestion, please let us know. The committee is already hard at work lining up more informative sessions to 2012.

It’s scholarship time in Tennessee!

If you know of a graduating high school senior en-rolling in a college or technical school this coming fall and majoring in a math or science field, please don’t forget about the ETEBA Earn and Learn Scholarship. The scholarship application will be posted on the ETE-BA website; please click here for more information. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2012.

One can never be too young to learn the im-portance of safety! Last year, the Kid’s Safety Post-er Contest was a huge success last year. The chil-dren’s posters were so inspirational that a 2012 cal-

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endar was designed to display the winning artwork designs. Special thanks to our young artists, Angela Shilling-Smith for designing the adorable calendar, and Graphic Cre-ations for their printing services. Participation in last year’s contest was so good, in fact, that the contest has be-come an annual event. Any child age 5-14 is eligible to participate in the contest, with specific age brackets to encourage all of our young artists. And speaking of encouragement, it wouldn’t be a contest without great prizes! This year’s rules and theme will be announced at the end of January - please visit the Safety Section of our website, www.eteba.com , then.

We look forward to providing our members more great offerings in 2012.

Stephanie Long Neu, BD Specialist EnergX, LLC, ETEBA Education Committee Chair/ TN Chapter Board of Directors, stephanielong@energxllc.com

Did you know…

In the 90s, ETEBA established an endowment to Roane State. Interest from the endowment helps deserving students with educational expenses. The following is an excerpt from a thank you letter ETE-BA recently received.

“I would like to thank you for the scholarship you have provided me. This means a lot to me. I have always wanted a college education and decided a couple of years ago that I wanted to make this dream a reality. I am a single mother raising two daughters on my own and I want to instill in them the importance that education plays in their future. I would like them to grow up and have a college ed-ucation while they are young, while on the other hand letting them know it’s never too late to follow your dreams. This scholarship will help me achieve my goal of a college education.”

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ETEBA Embraces the Season of Giving

Both the New Mexico and Tennessee Chapter of ETEBA took time during the busy holiday seasons to not only enjoy evenings of networking and so-cializing, but also to give back to the communities that have so richly rewarded them.

The New Mexico Chapter raised $2300 that will be given to the Albuquerque Public Schools Title 1 Homeless Pro-gram. The first goal of the APS Title I Homeless Project was to assure that the approximately 5000 children and youth iden-tified in Albuquerque in 2009-2010 were enrolled in school. However, enrollment alone is not enough.

Additional services have been put in place to assure that the-se students attend school regu-larly and succeed in school:

Tutoring at 14 schools in APS with meals and transportation provided for all tutoring sites.

Resource teachers and outreach workers from the project supporting students at school sites with backpacks, supplies, uniforms, school fees, and other needs.

Health/mental health services provided through collaboration with private, not-for-profit community agencies.

A two-week June program emphasizing aca-demics, career exploration, and recreational activities.

A three-week July program emphasizing litera-cy for elementary students.

All of these services have contributed to increased school success for students. More students are ac-cessing tutoring and health/mental health services. The middle school students are identifying and pursuing more diverse and advanced career choic-es, and graduation rates are climbing! Navarro and GAITS each donated $1,000 towards this very worthy cause.

The Tennessee chapter held a raffle which raised approxi-mately $750 that was donated to Second Harvest Food bank, along with several bags of canned goods. In addi-tion, a silent auction was held to raise money for Knox-ville youth program TribeOne. ETEBA received the fol-lowing letter from TribeOne Executive Director Stepha-nie Davis:

Dear Friends of Tribe One,

I’d like to take a moment to thank you for your support and prayers as we continue to serve our community in East Knox-ville, and prepare our young people as leaders and responsibly active citizens. We’ve had a tremendous year that was made possible by folks kind enough to listen, brave enough to trust, and gracious enough to invest.

As we prepare for 2012, I’d like to highlight our accomplish-ments in 2011 that were made possible because of your support, contributions, and partnerships. For further illustration (pictures, videos, and press articles), please visit our website at www.tribeone.com.

In 2011 we:

*Completed our second Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools literacy program, serving 52 children for 6-weeks dur-ing the summer, and providing servant leadership training to 7 college-aged interns.

*Successfully raised $50,000 in 12 weeks to help eradicate legacy debt. Events included the 1st Annual Bridesmaids Bash.

*Served 15 elementary-aged students in the Tribe One After-School Program. Youth participated in daily activities around gardening, cooking, art, yoga, dance, exercise, and literacy.

In 2012, we will execute our third summer of the CDF Freedom Schools program, and we will continue to expand our After-School Program and Harambee program to meet the needs of even more children.

All of us at Tribe One wish you a blessed holiday season. Please help us continue to serve the children of East Knoxville!

Thank you to all of the companies and individuals that made this such a success: LATA Sharp Remediation Services; PQC Solutions; Forever Families; ENERCON; PECOS Management, LLC; DR&C; Wells Fargo; SpectraTech; DeNuke; Boston Government Services; AVISCO; BWSC, Flatwater Grill; PermaFix; Ameriphysics; Chez Liberty; Unitech; Bearden Beer Market; Linda Short and Sherry Peske, ETEBA TN Chapter; Smiling Medusa Jewelry.