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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Crews are removing roughly 3.8 miles of fencing from around the ETTP Heritage Center site. This fence removal supports the continued transfer of parcels for future land use. So far, crews have removed about 1/4 of the total amount of fencing and expect the project to continue through spring. Check out the before and after pictures! #EnvironmentalCleanup
UCOR D&D crews are testing their new BROKK B110 remote demolition unit, designed to significantly increase workers’ distance from potential hazards. The robot is seen here at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Experimental Gas-Cooled Reactor site. Once testing is complete, there will be many opportunities to use BROKK equipment as UCOR moves toward safer and more efficient D&D methods.
Workers have made strong progress converting the former Disposal Area Remedial Action (DARA) storage facility to be used as a technology demonstration testbed facility where new technologies can be tested for use in our cleanup mission. Renovations are projected to be completed in March. #EnvironmentalCleanup
Landon Graham has been at the Outfall 200 site for nearly five years. He started as a laborer and worked his way up to general foreman in just four months. Landon has two stepdaughters and is expecting another with his girlfriend Baylee, a labor and delivery nurse. At home, he spends time riding dirt bikes and enjoys the peacefulness of fishing.
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What's New
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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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.
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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.
