Another 32-acre parcel now available in East TN Technology Park
The transferred parcel once served as the site of the K-27 and K-29 buildings, two of five massive gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment facilities.
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR’s successful cleanup of a former uranium enrichment complex continues to boost economic development opportunities for the region, with the latest providing a 32-acre parcel for private sector use.
OREM recently completed the land transfer at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) to the Industrial Development Board of Oak Ridge, bringing the site’s total amount of property transferred from federal ownership for economic reuse to 1,832 acres.
Tennessee law enables the board to acquire, own, lease, and dispose of properties to promote industry and to develop trade by attracting manufacturing, industrial, and commercial enterprises to Oak Ridge.
The transferred parcel once served as the site of the K-27 and K-29 buildings, two of five massive gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment facilities that operated there for decades. The K-27 Building, built in 1945, covered 383,000 square feet and was demolished in 2016. The K-29 Building, which spanned 291,000 square feet, began operating in 1951 and was demolished in 2006.
The next property transfer planned at ETTP will be a 3.5-acre tract adjacent to the K-27 and K-29 area, and the process is also underway to transfer a 667-acre parcel near ETTP in coming months.
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