***NNSA NEWS***\
***U.S. Department of Energy\
National Nuclear Security Administration***\
***Y-12 Site Office News Release***

**January 2, 2008**

**News Media Contact: **

**Steven Wyatt (865) 576-9918**

**MANAGEMENT CHANGES AT THE**

**Y-12 SITE OFFICE ANNOUNCED**

***Ivey and St. Pierre Named to New Management Positions***

**OAK RIDGE, Tenn.** \-- Kenneth D. Ivey, Jr. and Donat R. St. Pierre
have been named to senior management positions in the National Nuclear
Security Administration's Y-12 Site Office.

Y-12 is a key facility in the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex and is
responsible for ensuring the safety, reliability, and security of the
nuclear weapons stockpile and serves as the nation's primary repository
of highly enriched uranium.  The Y-12 Site Office (YSO) is responsible
for program oversight, contract and administrative management, and
technical evaluation and assessment to meet this mission. 

Ivey has been named Assistant Manager for Programs.  In this position,
he is responsible for all Defense, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Facility
Infrastructure and Recapitalization, and Naval Reactors fuel supply
programs.  These programs have an  annual budget of approximately \$700
million.  He replaced Terry Olberding, who is currently serving as
Acting YSO Assistant Manager for Administration.

St. Pierre has been named Assistant Manager for Safeguards and Security
for YSO, replacing Ivey.  In this position, St. Pierre is responsible
for implementation of Defense Nuclear Security and NNSA cyber security
programs for facilities under YSO management, including the Y-12 site
and Oak Ridge Central Training Facility.  These programs have an annual
budget of approximately \$160 million. 

Ted Sherry, YSO Manager, said, \"Ken brings a wealth of knowledge and
experience to his new position as Assistant Manager for Programs from
his strong background in nuclear operations as well as his experience in
safety and security."

Ivey has more than 23 years of experience in the nuclear industry, both
with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and later with the U.S.
Department of Energy at Y-12. 

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At the NRC, Ivey served as a reactor inspector at commercial nuclear
power plants in the western U.S. and as the resident inspector at the
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Arizona and at TVA's Browns
Ferry and Watts Bar Sites in Alabama and Tennessee.  He also served in
the NRC Office of Special Projects.   He joined DOE at the Y-12 Site
Office in 1995 as a facility representative and later served as
Assistant Manager for Operations Management and Assistant Manager for
Technical Services.  He was named Assistant Manager for Safeguards and
Security in 2004.

Ivey is a native of Clinton, Tennessee, and received a bachelor of
science degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Tennessee
in 1983.  He and his wife, Aleta, live in Knoxville.  They have a
son and daughter.

St. Pierre has held technical security related positions with the U.S.
Secret Service and with DOE in Germantown, Maryland and Oak Ridge.  He
began his career as an engineer with the DOE Office of Nonproliferation
and National Security.  He joined DOE's Oak Ridge Office in 1999 as an
engineer and later as Associate Director for Safeguards and Security,
providing management and oversight of security programs for DOE
facilities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Paducah, Kentucky, and Portsmouth,
Ohio.  He joined the YSO staff in 2001 as a security specialist and
later served as a security program manager, initially serving as the
office's Security Officer.

St. Pierre is a native of Loudon, Tennessee and graduated from the
University of Tennessee with a bachelor of science degree in electrical
engineering in 1991.  He serves as a coach and referee for AYSO, has
been an active supporter for Habitat for Humanity projects in Loudon
County, and is an active volunteer for the Concord United Methodist
Church.  He and his wife, Stacey, have a son and a daughter.  They live
in Knoxville.

Sherry said, "Donat is a highly respected security professional. With
his experience and expertise, I am confident that Y-12 will continue to
be a recognized leader in the DOE complex in safeguards and security
related programs.\"

**-NNSA-**

**Photos available upon request**

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