Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

Three counties - Carter, Cocke, and Unicoi - receive $1 million each, while Johnson receives $500,000.

The annual event over parts of two days ends after the "Commissioner's Lunch" on Friday.

The lab has been recognized 218 times over the 45 years, an average of nearly five awards each year.

He shared that journey in the latest "After Work with ETEC" on Tuesday evening.

The investment announcement came the same day that the Department of Energy opened applications for up to $900 million in funding to support the initial domestic deployment of Generation III+ SMRs.

The recognition came for creating a fully recyclable, lightweight wind turbine blade tip that incorporates low-cost carbon fiber and conductive coating. 

Consolidated Nuclear Security awards a $1 million subcontract that initially runs through April 2030.

It's a very viable alternative to casting and forging known as powder metallurgy-hot isostatic pressing (PM-HIP).