UCOR’s intern program provides unique opportunities for non-traditional students like Jessica Ariks. After 15 years serving as the nurse for a local elementary school, Ariks was looking for a fresh start in a new career. A newly single mom, she sought the schedule stability of her former career but with an income to better provide…
Our team at the Y-12 Alpha-2 facility are in the last stages of deactivation before we begin demolition this fall. Recently, they cut concrete on the first floor to create additional access to remove waste from the basement. This allows more effective access and moves the project closer to being ready to demolish. Alpha-2 will…
UCOR’s Dr. Joshua Vajda has received the 2024 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Special Award. Vajda is a project engineer in UCOR’s site integration and cleanup engineering group. The ANS Special Award recognizes an individual for meritorious contributions in research and/or developing understanding in important areas of current activity. The ANS Board of Directors selects this…
Our interns are getting involved with technology development. Three interns completed LiDAR scanning at ORNL Building 3042, the Oak Ridge Research Reactor. LiDAR is a remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges. Using LiDAR, the team can develop data points and images to create a 3D…
Hear how UCOR is a family matter for senior industrial hygienist technician Cole Ayers. This avid scuba diver is a graduate of Tennessee Tech, majoring in cellular molecular biology. Check out his workforce spotlight.
UCOR continues to grow its commitment to behavioral and mental health. After developing a wellness program focused on the issue, our Navigate program, we are making additional steps to help our workforce deal with issues that impact their behavioral and mental health. You’ll be hearing more about those over the coming weeks. In our community,…
Workers at Y-12 are busy at Alpha-4 with mercury cleanup and containment throughout several floors. Critical safety measures are followed to prevent vapors from escaping into the air inside and outside of the building by covering ventilation louvers. The hazardous waste is captured and placed in glove boxes and inside the fume hoods to be…
For Immediate Release For more information, contact: Natalia Havasy (865) 216-6907 NLHavasy@etch.com or Susanne Dupes (865) 803-2759 Susanne.Dupes@UCOR.doe.gov United Cleanup Oak Ridge donates $645,000 to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital to expand behavioral health program Representatives from UCOR, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, and DOE Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management gathered at UCOR to…
