When completing the Records Management 101 training through Learning Nucleus, make sure to download and send your certificate of completion to Brittany Samples to receive credit. If you do not send your certificate, you will appear delinquent in LEARN for the training. Check LEARN to see when The Federal Mandatory Training Records Management 101 is due. If…
UCOR’s TRU Waste Ops team shipped a second load of water-reactive sodium shields used in Cold War-era radiation experiments to a Texas treatment facility yesterday. The latest shipment involved three of the shields in inventory. Two shields were shipped in July and were melted using Veolia Nuclear Solutions’ patented GeoMelt® technology. GeoMelt® uses a commercially proven approach to…
The fourth-quarter Personal Safety Initiative Plan is available on the UCOR Hub. For this quarter—which spans from October to December—the plan encourages everyone to take safety home by focusing on safety in the things we do every day outside of work. Special areas of focus could include driving in changing weather conditions, performing yard work…
The Mental Wellbeing Center will be hosting a suicide awareness educational workshop this Thursday. The workshop is open to all members of the workforce and will cover: Insights of suicidal thoughts and behaviors Warning signs How to engage with someone who is struggling Available resources The in-person workshop will be held from 11:30 a.m. to…
To meet DOE requirements, the Dosimetry Department must have all red 3rd quarter 2025 dosimeters returned by close of business on Oct. 13. If you are going to be gone the last week of September and /or first week of October, leave your 3rd quarter dosimeter with your project dosimetry point of contact or the…
Driver fatigue can be a serious safety hazard that many of us face periodically. While better rest is the clear solution to driver fatigue, fall driving hazards can still catch you off guard. If yawning starts, your head bobs, or you can’t recall the last few miles, it’s crucial to pull over safely. Here are…
To better align the electrical safety of UCOR, the Electrical Safety group will be moving under UCOR Safety & Security organization managed by Jimmy Hughes. The Facility Management program and the Facility Managers will be reporting to UCOR Safety & Security as well. These changes will be effective Monday, Oct. 1.
UCOR Health Services will offer flu shots at site locations starting Tuesday, Sept. 23. Walk-in vaccinations will be offered beginning Monday, Sept. 29, at Health Services, from 3 to 4 p.m. daily. A limited number of flu vaccines specific for employees 65 years and older will be offered again this year. Any employee who would like…
Fall doesn’t officially begin until next week, and we’re going to get one last taste of summer this week as temperatures push back into the upper 80s. We’ll see a high of 86 today, and a slight cool down tomorrow with a high of only 80. But temperatures will begin to rise as the week…
UCOR served as platinum sponsor for Methodist Medical Center (MMC) Foundation’s annual Acorn Classic held recently in Oak Ridge. Congratulations to the TEAM UCOR on its 3rd place finish. The Foundation’s mission is to assist Methodist Medical Center with extending the gift of life to all those in need regardless of their ability to pay.…
