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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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
How do we meet the growing workforce demands of the nuclear resurgence in East Tennessee? 💡
At last week’s NOW Conference, UCOR’s Sonya Johnson (Director of Public Affairs and Workforce Development) joined industry leaders to discuss just that. Moderated by ORAU’s Michelle Goodson, the panel explored essential workforce needs and best practices for cultivating the next generation of talent.
Shoutout to fellow panelists Will Trumm (TVA), Jason Hatfield (TRiSO-X), JJ Langford (BWXT), and Kristen Ellis (U.S. DOE) for a fantastic collaboration!
#WorkforceDevelopment #NuclearEnergy #NOWConference #EastTennessee #UCOR #STEMJobs
UCOR representatives had an opportunity to discuss careers in environmental cleanup, which is the end of the nuclear lifecycle, with students attending the recent Nuclear Opportunities Workshop. As one of the final activities for our summer intern program, UCOR interns (group shot) attended the NOW conference to learn more about the industry and network with industry experts and other interns. #EnvironmentalCleanup #UCORInterns #STEMEducation #NOWConference #UCOREngages #InternExperience #NuclearIndustry
ETEC’s Nuclear Opportunities Workshop is underway. Yesterday, UCOR President and Program Manager Jim Blankenhorn moderated a panel with our three cleanup partners—Oak Ridge in Action: Three Missions, One Future. Panelists were, Erik Olds, Manager of DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management; Mary Helen Hitson, NNSA Y-12 Field Office Manager; and Trey Wheeler, DOE’s ORNL Site Manager.
#NOW #UCOR #OREM #ORNL #Y-12 #ETEC #Amentum
What's New
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.
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Facility Moves Closer to D&D After Oak Ridge Removes 447 Legacy Containers
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) has wrapped up a four-year risk reduction effort at a legacy facility after contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) removed 447 containers of legacy waste from it, moving crews closer to the start of full-scale deactivation and eventual demolition. One of the largest structures at the Y-12 National Security Complex, Alpha-4 covers nearly 13 acres of land.
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.
