Crews at the Transuranic Waste Processing Center (TWPC) have begun loading waste into shielded container assemblies (SCAs), which they received in July. These special waste containers include lead shielding and weigh nearly 3,000 pounds. The waste being loaded is remote-handled waste that had no readily available packaging to support a shipment to the Waste Isolation…
The ORNL deactivation and demolition team at Building 3029 used a questioning attitude and innovative collaboration to repair two manipulator arms after a device on the remotely operated equipment dislodged. The repair prevented schedule impacts that could have lasted up to six months and avoided over $400,000 in costs. Building 3029 is equipped with manipulator…
Natalie Connelly is a radiation technician at ORNL and has been with UCOR for two years. She started as an intern with Industrial Hygiene before becoming a full-time employee and has a new baby, who was born on Valentines Day. To learn more about Natalie, click the video link below. https://youtu.be/DbqpzlMeBwc?si=RlxUSDLxxriSBunA
The next session of Yoga in the Park will take place at 9 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Oak Ridge Friendship Bell (next to the Oak Ridge Recreation Center). Bring a yoga mat and a friend for an uplifting session led by a yoga instructor. For your safety and comfort: Dress in appropriate layers…
The largest heat dome on the Earth right now is over Tennessee—larger than what is sitting over the Sahara Desert or Middle East. A heat dome is a weather event where a large area of high atmospheric pressure traps hot air over a region like a lid on a pot. Extreme heat caused the air…
Crews at the Transuranic Waste Processing Center (TWPC) have begun loading waste into shielded container assemblies (SCAs), which they received in July. These special waste containers include lead shielding and weigh nearly 3,000 pounds. The waste being loaded is remote-handled waste that had no readily available packaging to support a shipment to the Waste Isolation…
The ORNL deactivation and demolition team at Building 3029 used a questioning attitude and innovative collaboration to repair two manipulator arms after a device on the remotely operated equipment dislodged. The repair prevented schedule impacts that could have lasted up to six months and avoided over $400,000 in costs. Building 3029 is equipped with manipulator…
Natalie Connelly is a radiation technician at ORNL and has been with UCOR for two years. She started as an intern with Industrial Hygiene before becoming a full-time employee and has a new baby, who was born on Valentines Day. To learn more about Natalie, watch the video.
The next session of Yoga in the Park will take place at 9 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Oak Ridge Friendship Bell (next to the Oak Ridge Recreation Center). Bring a yoga mat and a friend for an uplifting session led by a yoga instructor. For your safety and comfort: Dress in appropriate layers…
