We are cleaning up contaminated, unused facilities on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR). In addition to removing excess facilities, we maintain facilities across ORR that are waiting for disposition. We also provide critical upgrades to extend the life of active, but aging, facilities. This continues the same work done by the former UCOR from 2011 to 2022.
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Shoutout to Gina Allison and Tim Hughes from our Radiological Protection (RP) Continuing Training Program for developing a new interactive escape room training. The exercise combines elements from previous training that participants use as a team to solve RP puzzles and clues to “break free” in the fastest time. Great idea Gina and Tim! #SafetyCulture #Innovation
Meet Patrick Gilmartin, Project Manager for UCOR Critical Projects Enterprise and Integration. His favorite part of the job? Interacting with our client and other contractors. Patrick is a graduate of Lincoln Memorial University where he played golf and met his wife. They are now parents to four-year-old Henry and two-year-old Owen. In his free time, Patrick coaches Henry’s tee-ball team and enjoys hunting and fishing. youtu.be/A8fo5wwlh90?feature=shared
Congrats to our team that handles the multitude of Unreviewed Safety Question Determination (USQD) requests that our work requires. Kudos to Jamie Bailey, Karen Balo, Mac Carmen, John Clifton, Cameron Durham, Adrian Harris, Ian Gross, Robert Maglasang, Mike Natzke, Tracey Rast, Daniel Theisen, and Jose Valez. Their exceptional, timely response to these daily requests earned them a TeamsCount award. Keep up the great work! #YouEarnedIt
The Knoxville News Sentinel’s 40 Under 40 list is out and our very own Chief Engineer Christie Sudduth, is on it. Congratulations Christie! We are so proud of you. #YouDeserveIt
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What's New
Oak Ridge Begins Groundwater Demonstration for Disposal Facility Project
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR have finished fieldwork and begun monitoring groundwater elevations for a study at the Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF) site. This marks the second major phase for the EMDF project. This past summer, teams completed the first phase, early site preparation, five months ahead of schedule and $12.3 million under budget.
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Oak Ridge Crews Begin Removing Largest Facility Yet at Y-12
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractor UCOR have kicked off the second phase of demolition at the Alpha-2 complex at the Y-12 National Security Complex, starting with teardown of the largest structure yet at the complex. Crews have initiated demolition on Building 9201-2, also known as Alpha-2. The massive 2.5-acre Manhattan Project-era structure stands three stories tall and measures 325,000 square feet.
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Oak Ridge Resumes Installing Structural Steel at Mercury Treatment Facility
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR continue making steady progress on the construction of the Mercury Treatment Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex.“The work underway is moving this crucial infrastructure project closer to completion, and it will enable the next major phase of cleanup at Y-12,” said Steve Clemons, OREM project manager.
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Oak Ridge Repurposes Facility to Test New Cleanup Technologies
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractors are seeking new and innovative methods to tackle the challenges involved with addressing aging, contaminated structures that date back to the Manhattan Project and Cold War. A project underway will provide the space necessary to test promising technologies aimed at advancing complex cleanup projects in Oak Ridge. OREM and contractor UCOR are creating an onsite testbed facility called the Technology Demonstration Facility.
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UCOR honored with Culture Excellence Award for professional development
United Cleanup Oak Ridge has received the Top Workplaces 2024 Culture Excellence Award for Professional Development. It is the sixth award UCOR has received since it started participating in the Top Workplaces program to gather employee feedback. The Culture Excellence Award for Professional Development places a special focus on developing employee careers and enabling people to grow professionally. In the spring, the company received its first Culture Excellence Award, this one for Compensation and Benefits …
Safety
We Strive to Set the Standard in Safety
Safety is always the top priority at UCOR. We are a DOE Voluntary Protection Program Star site, a designation given to only the safest sites in the DOE Complex. Our award-winning safety performance has earned us many accolades.
Employee involvement is a key aspect of our safety culture. We empower our workers to stop work if they see something questionable. We also have strong worker engagement program to ensure our team members feel safe in their work environment.
