Driving safely, maintaining your vehicle, and keeping a well-stocked winter safety kit are important during cold weather. Consider the following winter safety tips: Check the weather forecast and plan your route before operating a vehicle. Inspect, service, or replace wiper blades and batteries as necessary. Maintain the manufacturer’s recommended tire pressure and replace worn tires.…
UCOR has demolished the east side of Alpha-2 and has begun demolishing the final portion, the west end, reflecting the significant progress on the largest demolition project at Y-12. To date, crews have demolished approximately 180,254 square feet. The east side demo was a huge undertaking, resulting in 133,052 square feet demolished. Crews have demolished…
Kudos to Logan Coffey, Patrick Gilmartin, and Tanner Holsomback for receiving a TeamsCount Award this week. The award recognized the team’s efforts in establishing the infrastructure needed to support bringing Beta-4 to the pre-demolition work phase. That work included relocating infrastructure from Alpha-2 to Beta-4 and providing engineering support to the project. Among the challenges they…
UCOR salutes its nurse practitioners during the national Nurse Practitioner Week. This group of dedicated professionals specializes in preventing work-related injuries and illnesses, ensuring compliance with occupational health regulations, and promoting and maintaining health and safety for our workforce. Their dedication to the safety and wellbeing of employees makes them the heart of our Health…
Hosted by the Mental Wellbeing Center Thursday, November 13, 11:30 to 12:15 Meet+Train at 701 Scarboro Thursday, November 20, 11:30 to 12:15 Teams Conference This workshop is open to everyone and will cover: What is seasonal depression? Recognizing signs and symptoms The impact on daily activities and wellbeing Treatment options and helpful tips For more…
It’s World Quality Week—a time to recognize the professionals who ensure UCOR’s work is safe, compliant, and done right the first time. Our Quality team is embedded across every project and functional area, supporting everything from field inspections and software assurance to supplier oversight and nonconformance resolution. Whether deployed to projects as Quality Engineers and…
This morning, senior leaders presented a TeamsCount Award to the Portable Equipment Program team. The team was recognized for working cross-functionally to stand up the much-needed program. In less than a year, the program was launched and became recognized as a best-in-class program across the DOE complex. The program includes procuring materials, performing preventative maintenance, and…
Thanks to everyone who attended yesterday’s Veterans Day appreciation luncheon. We had a great turnout of around 100 people. Special thanks to Amentum Senior Vice President Jim Blankenhorn (pictured) and UCOR President & CEO Ken Rueter for speaking to the group.
The UCOR Nuclear Operations team successfully replaced the J-2101 A/B/C Discharge to 3608 piping and components as part of the overall 2600 Piping Replacement Project. This system transports radiological water collected from various locations to ORNL Building 3608 for final processing. Crews are currently installing heat trace and insulation. This replacement is the tenth of…
Underscoring a strong, worker-driven safety culture, UCOR’s Y-12 Deactivation and Demolition (D&D) team has worked over one year (more than 500,000 hours) without a Total Recordable Case (TRC) or a reported Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) incident. To better understand this accomplishment, a TRC is the total number of recordable work-related injuries or illnesses.…
