Kellen Hurley of Annapolis, Maryland, expects to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May 2027 with a degree in biological systems engineering. This summer he is working as a waste programs intern. Kellen likes to spend his spare time skiing, camping, and rooting for Baltimore sports teams. He hopes to gain practical experience in…
UCOR’s emergency reporting lanyard cards have been updated and will be distributed to the workforce this week. Local emergency supervisors will distribute the cards at the cleanup campus, and safety and health managers will distribute them in the field. If you do not receive one by the end of the week, please contact Melissa Douglas.
Ahmed Ghazi of Knoxville, Tennessee, graduated this May from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a minor in cyber security. He expects to graduate with his master’s degree in computer science in May 2027. Ahmed has previous experience working with the UTK football team and last summer…
UCOR’s emergency reporting lanyard cards have been updated and will be distributed to the workforce next week. Local emergency supervisors will distribute at the cleanup campus, and safety and health managers will distribute in the field. If you do not receive one by the end of next week, please contact Melissa Douglas.
[Supervisor Success: Mastering People Skills & Cultivating High-Performing Teams is a monthly series from UCOR’s Human Resources Manager Mary Alice Douglass designed to support front line supervisors.] Delegation is a superpower for supervisors. It helps you get more done, gives your team members a chance to grow, and frees up your own time for bigger…
To the UCOR Workforce: You may have heard a little about a big project going on to modernize UCOR’s business systems—the Paragon Project. When the Training and HR track is implemented this fall, it is going to greatly improve our business efficiency. Imagine being able to use a personal portal for many of your HR…
Sudden cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function caused by an electrical malfunction. It prevents oxygen-rich blood from reaching the brain and vital organs, leading to death within minutes if untreated. An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use portable medical device. It analyzes the heart’s rhythm and, if necessary, delivers…
UCOR has added a new type of crane to its D&D inventory. Last week, several iron workers and operators were trained on the assembly and disassembly of a Spydercrane. This crane is the first of its type for UCOR. It will be used inside the Alpha-4 facility assisting the workforce with ongoing sanitization efforts. The overhead cranes…
A fiber optic outage is planned during the weekend of June 12. The outage, which is not under UCOR control, will impact everything—Teams, Outlook, shared drives, Citrix, etc. These services will be down and inaccessible. Network services to ORNL, Y-12, and TWPC will also be affected. The outage will begin on Friday, June 12, at 6 p.m.…
