PROPERTIES

CROET leases unused or under-utilized Department of Energy properties to private companies in order to assist the region in making the transition from a federally dependent economy to self-sufficiency through market forces. Available locations fall into two categories: existing buildings and facilities on the Oak Ridge Reservation, as well as the Horizon Center (ED-1) currently under construction.

Horizon Center
Horizon Center is a greenfield business park site located along Highway 58/95, between Oak Ridge's residential area and Heritage Center. Carefully developed along East Fork Poplar Creek, this park features a careful preservation of the area's natural resources integrated with modern telecommunications and infrastructure.

The Park features easy access to Interstates I-75 and I-40, both within 10 minutes via state highways 58 and 95. As with all CROET properties, easy access to McGhee-Tyson Airport, the Oak Ridge Centers for Manufacturing Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee, and numerous other business resources make this location prime for business on the cutting edge of technology.

The Oak Ridge Reservation
DOE is offering unique opportunities to private businesses to locate at the Reservation, at the 5,000-acre Heritage Center (the former K-25 Site) and parts of the Y-12 Plant. Numerous facilities, many containing reusable or salvageable equipment, are available to meet countless industrial needs. Current reindustrialization efforts range from recycling and reuse of equipment and materials to leasing Heritage Center space for manufacturing and technology research and development.

East Tennessee is a vital "Technology Corridor" spanning the area from Chattanooga to the Virginia border. A world-class array of capabilities and highly trained personnel make the Oak Ridge Reservation the scientific magnet for the Corridor and the southeastern United States. Partnerships among government, universities, and private industry create a strong organization in which scientific research, technology application, and industrial opportunity are supported to leverage resources and attract wide participation.

Capabilities of DOE's Oak Ridge facilities include manufacturing expertise, environmental restoration, technology development, waste management technology, project management, and education.

Many companies have expressed interest in 5 major functional areas:

• Innovative Technologies
• Electrical Equipment
• Plant Infrastructure
• Facility Reuse
• Metal Recycling

Oak Ridge Reservation Competencies & Technical Expertise

• Environmental cleanup technologies
• Waste treatment
• Special and hazardous materials fabrication, handling, and storage
• Advanced materials and chemical synthesis, processing, and characterization
• Advanced manufacturing technology
• Science education and training
• Integrated technology transfer programs
• Energy technology research
• Computational and information science
• Integrated biological, environmental, and chemical science with development, demonstration, and advanced technology
• Epidemiology and occupational medicine research and development
• Basic Research
• International radiation emergency assistance and training
• Neutron-based science and technology

Regional Work Force
Potential employees include highly trained professionals, technical staff, and skilled and unskilled labor. Major industries in the region manufacture aluminum, aircraft parts, agricultural products, specialized chemicals, textiles, and automobile original equipment. Knoxville is also a regional business and financial center.

Transportation
The Reservation is at the intersection of two of the nation's major interstate routes (I-75, north-south and I-40, east-west). A network of navigable waterways and commercial rail lines serves the region. Twelve airlines with approximately 120 flights daily serve Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport, which has a duty-free foreign trade zone.

Utilities
Full industrial-level utilities are available on and near the Reservation to help maintain the existing complex and support the conversion to private industry. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) provides electricity in quantities and at rates that are among the most competitive and stable in the country.