food drive

Intern Food for Kids food drive ending Monday

The UCOR summer interns are hosting a supply drive benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee (SHFB) Food for Kids (FFK) Program. Also known as the backpack program, the FFK Program is a collaboration between SHFB and hundreds of public schools within the Food Bank’s 18-county service area, including Anderson and Roane counties.…

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The heat cranks up over the next several days

Temperatures will be hovering around the mid-90s for the next several days. The high tomorrow will be 95, with a feel-like temperature exceeding 100 degrees. Rain chances through next week are limited with a 10 to 20 percent chance each day. Remember to stay hydrated if working outside. The humidity makes cooling down more difficult.

beta-4 building

Crews preparing for Beta-4 deactivation

Pre-deactivation continues at Y-12’s Beta-4 facility. Crews completed a soil sampling plan and follow on soil sampling, a necessary step for future interior facility deactivation. Other activities include installation of shower trailers, the boundary control station, restroom facilities, and initiation of cold & dark planning.

NOW Conference Panel 2025

UCOR participates in Nuclear Opportunities Workshop

UCOR is a major sponsor of this week’s Nuclear Opportunities Workshop being held at the Knoxville Convention Center. Hosted by the East Tennessee Economic Council, the workshop drew more than 1,000 attendees, the largest participation ever. Joe Aylor, UCOR’s Director of Critical Projects, and OREM Manager Erik Olds participated in a morning panel entitled “Cleanup…

Food Drive 2025

Reminder: intern food drive underway

Food Drive benefiting Second Harvest Kids’ Backpack Program Foods to Donate: Single-serving sizes of applesauce, pudding cups, oatmeal packets, mixed fruit cups, Easy Mac bowls, peanut butter/cheese crackers, granola bars, nutrition bars, shelf-stable single serving milk boxes Collection Dates: July 14-28 Collection Locations: Boxes are located at various UCOR work locations   IMPORTANT ** Food…

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…