UCOR recently began grading the 770-embayment at the ETTP Heritage Center. Grading of this area will allow for positive drainage to return the area to its natural state with proper flow into the Clinch River. This project is anticipated to wrap up by April 2026. Workers previously removed extensive vegetation in this area. This work will…
The comprehensive characterization of the 2.5-acre Alpha-2 complex allowed for its successful deactivation and demolition (D&D), providing important information for demolition and disposition decisions. With demolition complete, characterization crews will use a Geoprobe, which is a specialized direct-push drilling rig capable of collecting soil and groundwater samples with minimal disturbance to the footprint, to characterize…
UCOR employees can now find furniture and materials available for reuse on the new Furniture ReStore space on UCOR Hub. For the past several years, UCOR has stored excess furniture and materials retrieved from project sites and leased offices at ETTP in the K-1036 A-bay. Because the availably of these items has not been effectively…
March is National Listening Awareness Month. Let’s use this opportunity to think about how well we listen to each other. Good listening is more than just hearing words. It means understanding what someone else is saying, both their words and their feelings. When we listen well and use active listening, we build stronger relationships,…
UCOR kicked off this semester’s university recruiting efforts as a top sponsor of the Tennessee Tech Engineering Fair last week. The annual spring engineering fair, the largest of three career-specific events to be held on campus this semester, brought approximately 180 prospective employers from across the southeast region to meet with students. The UCOR team…
