To maintain security standards and compliance with DOE O 206.2, all UCOR employees and subcontractors are required to turn in their Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card, or Local Site Specific Only (LSSO) badge, to the Badge Office located at 701 Scarboro Road prior to beginning a medical leave of absence. Employees should coordinate badge turn-in…
To meet DOE requirements, the Dosimetry Department must have all green 2nd quarter 2026 dosimeters returned by close of business on July 9. If you are going to be gone the last week of June and/or first week of July, leave your 2nd quarter dosimeter with your project dosimetry point of contact or the Dosimetry…
As you enjoy the sunshine and outdoor adventures this summer, don’t forget to take care of your health – and get rewarded for it! If you are enrolled in the Critical Illness and Accident plans, remember that each plan offers a $50 Be Well Benefit for you and your covered family members when you complete a qualifying…
[This article is part of the Employee Edge: Sharpen Your Skills & Drive Your Impact series from Total Career Management Services.] Initiative and proactiveness mean you don’t wait for things to happen; you make them happen. You look for ways to improve things and act on them without being asked. This makes you a valuable…
A fiber optic outage will take place Saturday. The outage, which is not under UCOR control, will impact everything—Teams, Outlook, shared drives, Citrix, etc. The services will be down and inaccessible, including network services to ORNL, Y-12, and TWPC. The outage was previously planned for the entire weekend but now is limited to Saturday from…
To the UCOR Workforce: As I’m sure you know, one of the five elements of the Voluntary Protection Program is employee involvement. That’s important because you are the ones doing the work and know what could be made safer. Across UCOR, I see and appreciate how actively focused the team is on safety every day.…
According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, passenger vehicle trailer-towing accidents are prominent. During 2023, more than 69,000 passenger vehicle trailer-towing crashes are estimated to have resulted in 500 fatalities and 25,000 nonfatal injuries with Tennessee having the fifth highest number of fatalities at 19. Severe crashes typically involved preventable mechanical and operational failures,…
Several UCOR teams quickly responded last week to a deteriorated drain line connected to the main transfer pipe from the Melton Valley Collection Tank Facility (Building 7961) and the Process Waste Treatment Complex (Building 3608) supporting ORNL’s High Flux Isotope Reactor. After a sump pump alarm signaled potential flooding concerns, ORNL Nuclear Operations crews responded…
Bringing new technologies to solve UCOR’s complex problems is at the center of what UCOR’s Technology Development (TD) team does. The TD team in the Engineering Cleanup and D&D organization is leading the way by finding innovative, cost-savings solutions for these challenges. That team includes Dan Gelb, Charlie Hanna, Daniel Hurst, Brody Huskins, Sofia Kim…
At our company, safety isn’t just a priority—it is a core value driven by the vigilance of our team members. This month, we are proud to highlight the outstanding individuals who used their “questioning attitude” to prevent accidents, correct hazards, and keep their coworkers safe. BOBCATS – Tim Green: Tim proactively notified a coworker about…
