Todd Ailes will take over as CNS’s new president and chief executive officer on July 1, replacing Rich Tighe, who is leaving CNS after nearly 4 strong years leading the company to serve as the project director for Bechtel’s Sentinel project in Utah. CNS manages and operates the Y-12 National Security Complex for the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Traditionally, technology transfer projects with U.S. Department of Energy sites have been outwardly focused. Technology that has been researched and developed with government funding is transferred to the private sector to serve a large commercial market, yielding royalties to the inventing organization. Examples of DOE Technology Transfer successes include lithium-ion batteries, all-weather tires for Goodyear, and advanced manufacturing technologies such as microwave furnaces.

Beginning March 10, DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management is conducting a project that requires large, slow-moving equipment on Highway 58 and Highway 95.