To the Roane County Community Advisory Group
January 19, 2012
Excavation and Hauling
For the week ending January 15, 2012, TVA removed 11,012 CY of ash from the Middle Embayment, 2,564 CY from the settling basin, placed 828 CY in the dredge cell and 16,418 CY in the ash pond.
Perimeter Wall Stabilization (PWS)
Work continues on Segment 1 of the PWS with 11,814 linear feet completed as of January 15, 2012. There are eight segments to be constructed.
Structure Removal
To date, 62 structures on TVA purchased property have been completely removed making the work 75% complete. This includes the ten structures located on Lakeshore Drive and Swan Pond Circle Road that were recently added to the removal list.
Clean Haul Road Installation Completed
A clean haul road has been installed for the construction of Dike 3 that runs parallel to T-2 Dike south, ending at Dike C. The new road will eliminate the need for heavy equipment being used for the dike construction to use public roads.
Please visit our website for more information on day-to-day site activities, at (link...).
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Eco warriors and politics
- NAACP files for federal court injunction to stop new Tennessee Congressional map (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: Old Faithful, Tennessee style (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee Republican senator wants to change book-ban law (TN Lookout)
- Trump launches new strikes on Iran after US Army helicopter downed (TN Lookout)
- Trump’s slush fund scam has a Tennessee-connected origins story (TN Lookout)
- GAO finds millions of dollars wasted, safety and security at risk in Texas detention center (TN Lookout)
- Democrats drop Tennessee redistricting challenge; two other legal challenges ongoing (TN Lookout)
- Critics warn of years in prison for young adults under carjacking bill before Congress (TN Lookout)
Science and stuff
- Earth’s stratosphere is a mysterious superhighway for microbes (Science News Daily)
- Sleep and exercise may dampen genetic drivers of heart disease (Science News Daily)
- Engineered hookworms could one day dispense drugs from inside your gut (Science News Daily)
- Frozen squirrel poop hints at sights and smells of Ice Age ecosystems (Science News Daily)
- These birds clack their wing bones together to woo mates at night (Science News Daily)
- Some pterosaurs may have boasted bold iridescence (Science News Daily)
- A drug may help people on GLP-1 meds preserve muscle (Science News Daily)
- AI cracked an Erdős math problem. Now experts want guardrails (Science News Daily)
- NASA declares MAVEN, its Mars atmosphere orbiter, dead (Science News Daily)
- Honeybees and shrimp are now getting vaccinated (Science News Daily)
Discussing
- America As It Is Right Now (1 reply)
- Maybe it's time to reenergize RoaneViews...Or does anyone have a better idea? (2 replies)
- The Constitution Won, Trump Lost in Colorado...Now What? (1 reply)
- Our Very Own George Santos, TN GOP Congressman Ogles is Pretty Much Insane (1 reply)
- Destroying Jim Jordan, All Without Mentioning Jordan's Support For Sexual Abusing Athletes (1 reply)
- Want to See Who Owns Your State Senators and Reps? (1 reply)
- 9-11 Strangest Uninvestigated Fact (2 replies)
- It's Gettin' Real, Now...Gloria Johnson Made Wonkette! (1 reply)
- Does Rep Fritts Want School Shooters to Have Access to AR 15s? (2 replies)
- How many Trees Died Trying Save Us From Global Warming? (1 reply)
- Feel Good Friday,,,From our "If Only" Dept. (1 reply)
- Tennessee Education Worsens Under Bill Lee and GOP (1 reply)
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- Rep. Kent Calfee
- Rep. Ron Travis
- Roane County
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