Safely Reducing Environmental Risks. 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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We just kicked off a major stormwater improvement project at the ETTP Heritage Center! 🛠️
Crews are digging in at Mitchell Branch Outfall 190. They are removing old pipes, placing new structures, grading the soil, and restoring the land. Recently, the team removed 70 feet of obsolete pipe to prepare the site for new infrastructure.
Why does this matter? Upgrading this system helps protect local waterways and simplifies long-term environmental monitoring. Most importantly, it moves us one step closer to safely redeveloping the site for the community.
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Meet Karl Klinger, a member of our Records Management and Document Control group. Karl has been with UCOR for 4 years. He and his wife of 4 years love hiking. They are also avid board gamers, with over 100 games at their disposal. Check out this video to learn more about Karl: ow.ly/hbOz50ZFfKn #TeamUCOR #UCORToday
UCOR crews at Oak Ridge are making steady progress on the Oak Ridge Research Reactor cleanup. After removing the reactor vessel, crews have cleared thousands of feet of contaminated piping and safely handled large amounts of hazardous materials. This work brings the site one step closer to demolition and helps modernize ORNL’s central campus for future science. See the full story here: www.energy.gov/em/articles/major-deactivation-progress-moves-oak-ridge-reactor-closer-teardown
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Meet Robert Johnson who manages one of the facilities we are cleaning up Y-12. Robert is a long-timer on the DOE Oak Ridge Reservation, starting work in 2002 decontaminating ETTP’s K-33 and K-31 buildings. He joined UCOR when the company took the cleanup contract in 2011. This Lenoir City native is married with two musically-inclined daughters. To learn more about Robert, watch the video: youtu.be/HBdLpLarQao
What's New
Major Deactivation Progress Moves Oak Ridge Reactor Closer to Teardown
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management has made significant headway deactivating the Oak Ridge Research Reactor since crews successfully removed its reactor vessel two years ago. With the extracted vessel loaded into a 32,000-pound protective shipping cask for offsite disposal, crews shifted focus to address hazards in the basement of the large facility in the central campus of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), bringing the structure a step closer to demolition.
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Groundwater Study Informs Design for Oak Ridge Disposal Facility
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) has completed a two-year data collection campaign measuring groundwater elevation levels, a crucial component to inform its Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF) project. When constructed, EMDF will provide the waste disposal capacity needed to continue OREM’s large scale cleanup projects at the Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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Small Businesses Deliver Big in Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) recently honored six small businesses whose work has advanced key cleanup projects this year. Since beginning its current contract with OREM in 2022, the company has awarded more than $1 billion in subcontracts, with 84% — or $840 million — going to small businesses.
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Oak Ridge Identifies and Removes Hazards from Former Lab Slated for Demo
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) cleanup crews are removing radioactive materials from Building 3029, a legacy production lab at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The project represents a major risk-reduction effort in ORNL’s central campus. The work underway is paving the way for future demolition that opens space for important research missions.
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.
