Since 2011, we have been cleaning up contaminated, unused facilities on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR). In 2020, we became the first in the world to safely remove a gaseous diffusion plant. In addition to removing excess facilities, we maintain facilities across ORR that are waiting for disposition, and provide critical upgrades to extend the life of active, but aging, facilities.
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During final deactivation of the 3010 building at ORNL, crews are busy completing decontamination activities at the 21 and 27 foot depth of the empty reactor pool. Workers on the bridge are scrubbing the pool floor and walls with a special solution, provided by Environmental Alternatives, Inc., which is sprayed on for decontamination purposes. The final reactor pool cleanup will take several weeks to complete with a specially trained workforce to support this activity. #UCOR #projectpulse
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The new heavy equipment yard (HEY) has been completed and equipment is being moved from East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) and from completed Y-12 and ORNL projects. The area is located on Chestnut Ridge near the western Oak Ridge Reservation Landfills near Mt. Vernon Rd. Preparation of this approximately three acre area is another step to reducing DOE’s footprint at ETTP. The HEY will be used to stage, store, and maintain equipment that is required to support the future Environmental Management (EM) remediation and demolition efforts at ORNL and Y-12. #UCOR #projectpulse
UCOR workers have brought another Manhattan-Project facility at Y-12 to the “cold and dark” stage. With all potential hazardous energy sources isolated at Beta-1, crews are moving forward with full-scale deactivation of the facility, which will include pumping thousands of gallons of water from the basement.
The multi-level, 210,000-square-foot Beta-1 was one of nine electromagnetic separation process facilities built for the Manhattan Project. It was decommissioned in 1947 but continued to be used for research and development by both Y-12 and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for several years. In the 1980s, Beta-1 was home to ORNL’s Large Coil Test Facility, where they tested superconducting magnets. #UCOR #projectpulse
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Secretary Granholm Honors Oak Ridge Project Team With Achievement Award
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Building Deactivation Progress Paves Way for Demolition at Y-12
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Oak Ridge, HBCUs Expand Partnerships to Build Future Workforce
DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractor UCOR are expanding partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
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Oak Ridge Recognizes Small Businesses Key to 2021 Cleanup Success
Oak Ridge cleanup contractor UCOR recognized six small businesses at a recent ceremony for exceptional support to EM’s cleanup mission at the site.
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Oak Ridge Upgrades Waste Shipment Tracking System
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) contractor UCOR recently transitioned to a new waste tracking system that improves how shipments are tracked from work sites to disposal locations.
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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.
