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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What's New
Upgrades Expand Waste Processing Abilities in Oak Ridge
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) are improving the Transuranic Waste Processing Center (TWPC) to broaden waste processing capabilities. TWPC is one of only two facilities in the U.S. Department of Energy’s complex capable of processing legacy transuranic waste. Its 38,000-square-foot processing building has four waste treatment areas: contact-handled glovebox, box breakdown area, hot cell and the cask processing enclosure (CPE).
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Oak Ridge Ingenuity Lends a Hand to Avert Cleanup Delay
Innovative mechanical problem-solving led the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and cleanup contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) to achieve significant cost savings and dodge a monthslong project delay at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). By developing an in-house engineering solution to repair a specialized remote manipulator arm inside the legacy Building 3029 hot cells, crews avoided delay-related expenses while preventing up to six months of project downtime.
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Oak Ridge Innovation: Remote Monitoring Upgrades Strengthen Waste Management
Workers are helping drive innovation and improved safety in the U.S. Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup mission as they monitor millions of gallons of landfill wastewater from smartphones following major infrastructure upgrades. The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) completed repairs to water tanks and installed real-time remote monitoring systems at the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility (EMWMF).
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Innovation at Work: Oak Ridge Ingenuity Leads to Cost Savings in Fiscal Year 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy’s mission to clean up legacy facilities is moving faster and smarter at the Oak Ridge Reservation. Through innovation and efficiency, the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and cleanup contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge worked to save millions of dollars in cost savings in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 to pave the way for the future.
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.
