The Oak Ridge Chamber Of Commerce hosted educators from Amarillo, Texas and Oak Ridge Schools. The two groups are collaborating to promote nuclear #STEM jobs in in Tennessee and Texas. They discussed the need for engineers, support personnel, and craft labor for employers like Y-12.
Y-12 National Security Complex
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 26,457 followers
About us
The Y‑12 National Security Complex plays a vital role in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Security Enterprise. Y-12 provides manufacturing, technical, and scientific expertise to produce components, subassemblies, and quality evaluations to sustain a U.S. nuclear deterrent; reduce the threat from weapons of mass destruction; supply nuclear material to the Naval Reactors Program; and provide solutions to other emerging national security challenges.
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https://www.y12.doe.gov
External link for Y-12 National Security Complex
- Industry
- Defense and Space Manufacturing
- Company size
- 5,001-10,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1943
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Get directions
Bear Creek Rd
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, US
Employees at Y-12 National Security Complex
Updates
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Some Oak Ridge High School students recently toured Y-12. They learned about the history of the site and went inside a manufacturing facility. The partnership between Oak Ridge Schools and Y-12 helps inspire the next generation of high-tech national security workers. #MyY12
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It’s #NationalNuclearScienceWeek! This week we celebrate the incredible advancements and contributions of nuclear science to energy, medicine, and research.
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We are excited to welcome this new hire group to the #MyY12 team! From day one, new employees begin contributing to our mission of #securingthenation. Find your place at Y-12: https://lnkd.in/eHGBmKU
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Y-12 was recognized with the Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Award by the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Representatives from the Sustainability and Stewardship organization accepted the award for Y-12’s Recycle/Reuse Program and the Utilities Modernization Initiatives. #MyY12
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Congrats to these Apprenticeship Program graduates! Since 2008, more than 110 craftspeople have been certified through the program. Each apprentice is trained to union specifications for journey worker-level classification. Their skills are essential to delivering on Y-12’s #nationalsecurity missions. #MoreThanAJob
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Our neighbors need our help. To support recovery from Helene’s storm damage in upper East Tennessee, Consolidated Nuclear Security is making a $10,000 donation to East Tennessee Foundation’s Neighbor to Neighbor Disaster Relief Fund. We are joining the Bechtel Group Foundation, the fundraising arm of CNS parent company Bechtel, which is making a $100,000 donation to the same fund and matching employee donations up to an additional $50,000. https://lnkd.in/eJzfvGsk
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We are now taking applications for 2025 summer interns! Join the #Y12Intern program and support our nation’s security. #MoreThanAJob This video gives a peek at our 2024 interns’ experience:
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The second ever, all-female HonorAir flight from Knoxville included four veterans from Y-12! Marine Tiffany H., Navy Corpsman Summer R., Air Force and National Guardsman, Rene K., and Army Sergeant Major Deborah S. traveled to Washington D.C. to visit the nation’s war memorials. #MyY12
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