The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management is inviting interested residents of several East Tennessee counties to apply for openings on the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board.
The DOE-sanctioned advisory board provides the Office of Environmental Management (EM) with advice and recommendations on cleanup of the DOE’s Oak Ridge Site, the department said in a Monday press release.
“The participation and perspectives of board members is incredibly important to the cleanup mission at Oak Ridge, and it gives the department direct insight into the viewpoints of the community,” said Erik Olds, manager of the EM field office at Oak Ridge. Terms are for two years and people can serve a maximum of six years.
The advisory board is a volunteer organization, the Oak Ridge DOE office said in the release. Technical expertise is not required and no compensation is offered. Candidates should be U.S. citizens aged 18 or older who live in Tennessee’s Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Knox, Loudon, Meigs, Morgan, Roane or Union counties. While DOE contractors can serve with some restrictions, federal employees are not permitted to join the board.
The deadline for submitting applications is May 25. Information can be submitted on the board’s website at www.energy.gov/orssab, or by email to orssab@orem.doe.gov.
The advisory board’s next meeting is 6 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday May 13. The presentation will be on the fiscal 2028 budget development. Meetings are held at the DOE Information Center, 1 Science.Gov Way in Oak Ridge.