For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., July 12, 2012 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) has safely shipped more than 10,000 loads of waste from the K-25 building demolition project at East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP). Workers demolishing the former gaseous diffusion building are close to finishing…
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., July 12, 2012 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have reconciled and aligned the Oak Ridge cleanup contract as it relates to how it was bid and the actual work that UCOR will be…
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., June 28, 2012 – The Department of Energy (DOE) has recognized Oak Ridge-based Restoration Services, Inc. (RSI) as its Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year. RSI is an integrated team subcontractor to URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) and has supported the…
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., June 13, 2012 – After 10 years of operation, the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility (EMWMF) has safely dispositioned 1.45 million tons of waste from cleanup projects across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge Reservation. EMWMF, which is located near the…
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., June 5, 2012 – Linda Spitzer, an administrative professional for URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR), has been installed as president of the Tennessee division of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). Spitzer was elected to the division’s board as secretary…
For Immediate Release Contact: Veronica O’Hearn veronica.ohearn@ettp.doe.gov (865) 574-9102 Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 31, 2012 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) is pleased to announce 24 winners of the UCOR Education Mini-Grant Program. One of UCOR’s primary objectives is to support and encourage education initiatives. The Mini-Grant Program was designed to recognize and…
For Immediate Release Contact: Fran Poda fran.poda@ettp.doe.gov (865) 241-6226 Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 21, 2012 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) recently awarded 10 $3,000 UCOR Family Scholarships to children of company employees. UCOR President and Project Manager Leo Sain presented the awards during ceremonies at the DoubleTree Hotel on May 17. “We…
For Immediate Release Contact: Dennis Hill dennis.hill@ettp.doe.gov (865) 241-4690 Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 3, 2012 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) recently completed a three-year landfill cleanup project on schedule, under budget and without a single work related injury, not even a first-aid case. Workers cleaning up the 6.5-acre K-1070B burial ground, adjacent…
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., April 26, 2012 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) is sponsoring the Anderson County Emergency Preparedness Fair, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 5, at the Clinton Community Center, 101 Hicks St., Clinton. Admission is…
For Immediate Release Contact: Dennis Hill dennis.hill@ettp.doe.gov (865) 241-4690 Oak Ridge, Tenn., March 27, 2012 – Most people in the area surrounding Oak Ridge are aware of the Department of Energy’s efforts to clean up legacy contamination, much of it dating back to World War II and the Cold War. But DOE also wants this…
