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 love celebrating our partners! UCOR recently honored six small businesses at our 14th annual Small Business Awards Breakfast. These companies play a huge role in cleaning up aging facilities and preparing Oak Ridge for the future.
Did you know? Since 2022, UCOR has awarded over $1 billion in subcontracts, and 84% of those funds went directly to small businesses! That is way above the goal set by the Department of Energy.
From clearing 40 acres of land to building a custom mobile app for our field workers, these six local and national businesses keep our sites safe and active every day. Join us in celebrating their hard work and dedication! 🎉
Read the full story here: www.energy.gov/em/articles/small-businesses-deliver-big-oak-ridge
#UCOR #OREM #SmallBusinessAwards #Subcontracting #EnvironmentalCleanup
Meet Lucy Rogers, a housekeeping foreperson at Y-12. Lucy has been with UCOR for eight years. She and her team take care of more than 45 Conex trailers in eight different areas of Y-12. She has two grown kids and eight grandkids who keep her quite busy. To learn more about Lucy, watch the video: youtu.be/BcUyXK0PAkw. #TeamUCOR #EmployeeStories #WorkforceSpotlight
Great news! UCOR has been named one of East Tennessee’s Top Workplaces by the Knoxville News Sentinel for the fifth year in a row! 🎉
We were honored as one of 30 large business winners, thanks to the feedback our team shared in the February survey. We’re also excited to celebrate our small business partner, RSI, for being recognized in the mid-size category!
This award adds to several others, including being named a USA Top Workplace for three years and earning our first Top Workplaces in Engineering award. We’ve also received many Culture Excellence awards for things like employee appreciation, well-being, and work-life flexibility.
Proud of our people. Proud of our workplace. 💙
Andrew Coppenger is a project industrial hygienist for UCOR at ORNL and has been with us for four years. Tim has a medical background and previously worked with the Tennessee Department of Health. He and his wife have two young daughters and love spending time outdoors. To learn more about Andrew, watch the video: youtu.be/CDJD6toFRTc
What's New
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.
What's New
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.
What's New
ORNL’s Isotope Row is Ready for Demolition Following Deactivation Work
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) crews have prepared a cluster of highly contaminated buildings for teardown on one of the most challenging footprints at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) after finishing deactivation work there. Located in the ORNL’s central campus, Isotope Row consists of 10 facilities constructed between the late 1940s and early 1960s that previously supported the laboratory’s isotopes program.
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.
