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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Congrats to our UCOR workers who participated in last weekend’s ~200-mile Ragnar Bourbon Chase Relay. The event started outside Louisville, KY and progressed to Lexington. The team finished 30th of 193 teams participating. Kudos to team members Garrett Hester, Zach Dew, Josh Vajda, Jason Champion, Scott Ward, Maggie Poland, Justin Loss, Audrey Dew, Beth Fowler, Larry Brede, and Maci Brede. #RunRagnar
Congratulations to our communications, community relations, and education outreach manager. Well deserved, Congr!
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Workers in Oak Ridge National Laboratory's former Isotope Development Lab (Building 3038) are removing the water tanks that shielded hot cells as they prepare to remove the hot cells from the portion of the building known as the Alpha Handling Facility. Removing this equipment is necessary to support ongoing deactivation and prepping the facility for demolition. #EnvironmentalCleanup
The UCOR team’s commitment to safety has again earned national recognition. We received DOE’s Voluntary Protection Program “Star of Excellence” for our workers' safety record while doing high-hazard work. PLUS, we got our fifth consecutive “Safety Innovation Award” from the Voluntary Protection Program Participants’ Association for our enhanced fall protection program. #SafetyCulture #TopWorkplace
What's New
Cleanup progresses on large scale across 13 ORNL buildings
Cleanup crews are making steady progress on deactivation projects across Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to prepare for the next wave of demolitions as they continue transforming the site. Crews with Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and cleanup contractor UCOR are performing deactivation in 13 buildings at ORNL.
What's New
UCOR safety culture recognized at national forum
The Department of Energy (DOE) has again awarded United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) with the Department’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) “Star of Excellence.” The award recognizes UCOR’s commitment to keeping our workers safe as they do high-hazard work. UCOR’s strong safety culture delivers injury and illness rates that are at least 75% lower than the industry average. UCOR is a multi-year repeat winner of the Star of Excellence, which was presented at DOE’s Safety+ Symposium in Denver.
What's New
Oak Ridge Begins Installing Tanks for Mercury Treatment Facility
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR took another step forward in the construction of the Mercury Treatment Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex. Workers finished installing the first of three large sludge-settling tanks, each of which will be 38 feet tall and 15 feet wide, and have a capacity of 36,000 gallons.
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Years of Prep Lead to Oak Ridge Achieving Latest EM Priority
Crews at Oak Ridge recently achieved a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management 2024 priority by initiating demolition on a facility in the Manhattan Project-era Alpha-2 complex at the Y-12 National Security Complex.The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR began deactivating the Alpha-2 complex in 2020. It includes three major buildings.
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.
