As a part of continued cleanup and closure at the ETTP Heritage Center, approximately 100 pieces of heavy equipment used as part of our D&D and remedial action activities were deemed excess due to the end of equipment’s life expectancy and being radiologically contaminated. The baseline assumption was for all equipment to be radiologically surveyed…
UCOR’s ORNL Nuclear Operations recently conducted a two-week outage at Building 3608, which took part of the Process Waste Treatment System offline. The outage consisted of 23 corrective maintenance and service work orders. Some key maintenance activities included repair of the Dual Media Filter Vessels, discharge piping, filter press room maintenance, and the F-1003 mixer…
Phil James has been appointed as UCOR’s Project Integration Manager, effective Oct. 6. In this role, Phil will be responsible for overseeing the successful integration of various project components, ensuring seamless coordination across departments, and driving the achievement of our strategic project objectives. He will play a crucial role in enhancing our project controls capabilities…
If you have questions about anything happening at UCOR, you can submit those through the UCOR Feedback tool of UCOR Hub. There are two sections: Ideas and Forums. The Forum section has a variety of topics under which you can ask a question. Those are: Facilities (facility management questions) General (general UCOR questions and questions that don’t fall into the other topics)…
UCOR crews are working to identify a source of high radiation in Hot Cell No. 2 in Building 3029, located in ORNL’s Isotope Row. The hot cell is a heavily shielded concrete structure used to protect lab workers from radiation during experiments. Using custom long-handled tools and radiation-resistant cameras, workers are placing suspect materials in…
UCOR’s Transuranic Waste Processing Center (TWPC) has officially begun processing legacy oxide materials from past research and defense activities at ORNL. This milestone follows the successful completion of a DOE Federal Readiness Assessment, which verified the implementation of required safety controls to support oxide processing operations. The legacy oxides are being safely repackaged into vented…
UCOR and subcontractor team members and their families can receive a $30 discount for an adult admission ticket to Dollywood by scanning the QR code. It is valid for a one-day visit during the 2025 operating season, which continues through Jan. 4, 2026. Tickets may be exchanged for a season pass on the day of…
