COOP accountability drill to be held Aug. 7

UCOR will conduct a quarterly Continuity of Operations (COOP) accountability exercise on Thursday, Aug. 7, beginning at 11 a.m. The accountability exercise is designed to demonstrate UCOR’s ability to account for all UCOR and staff augmentation personnel. The exercise is initiated by notification to management. Each functional organization may conduct accountability using established points of…

Money (Coins)

Tennessee sales tax holiday being held this weekend

Tennessee’s traditional sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies, and computers begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 25, 2025, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, 2025. During this time clothing, school supplies, and computers may be purchased tax-free.  Certain restrictions apply.  Items sold online are also eligible. Items must be purchased…

Sodium shield unloading

First shipment of sodium shields arrives in Texas

Nineteen months of coordination and planning have finally paid off as the first shipment of sodium shields departed from the Oak Ridge Reservation to Veolia’s facility located at Waste Control Specialists in Andrews, Texas. This is the first of three shipments that will be made under the Sodium Shield Vitrification Demonstration Project . This project…

Life jackets

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, 556 boating fatalities and 2,170 non-fatal injuries occurred nationwide in 2024. The most common vessels involved in these reported incidents were open motorboats, personal watercraft, and cabin motorboats. Where vessel type was known, those with the highest percentage of deaths were open motorboats (46 percent); paddle craft, including kayaks…