Taking shortcuts and being complacent can contribute to preventable power tool injuries. Whether at work or home, injuries such as cuts, punctures, crushing, repetitive strains, fractures, burns, electrical shocks, and amputations can occur when using power tools. Either on the job or in your garage, consider the following: • Select the right tool and personal…
UCOR has officially completed deforesting White Wing Scrapyard (WWSY) and is making massive headway remediating the site’s north boundary as workers began the process of shipping more than 300 bags filled with legacy contaminated soil to the Oak Ridge Reservation Landfills, moving one of Oak Ridge’s most historically contaminated industrial properties a step closer to…
We continue to receive great media coverage of our environmental cleanup activities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the future Environmental Management Disposal Facility. Check out the links below to view some of these stories. Groundwater study informs design of the EMDF: Knoxville Daily Sun, Nuclear Newswire, Roane County News Deactivation of ORNL’s Oak…
(Problem‑Solving in Action is series of skill-specific articles to help you enhance your problem-solving.) Problem‑solving works best when people team up. Different departments bring different skills, tools, and points of view. When we talk with each other, we often spot issues and solutions we wouldn’t see alone. Good teamwork starts with asking clear questions. It…
UCOR President and Program Manager Jim Blankenhorn spoke at the Young Professionals Network today. As part of an “Ask Me Anything” session moderated by UCOR’s Chief Regulatory Officer & Environmental Strategy Manager Ashley Saunders, Blankenhorn shared advice to approximately 40 attendees. Topics of discussion included qualities of a successful employee, how workers can share new…
UCOR will conduct a quarterly Continuity of Operations (COOP) accountability exercise tomorrow beginning at 11 a.m. All UCOR and staff augmentation personnel must be accounted for during the exercise. The exercise is initiated by notification to management. Each functional organization may conduct accountability using established points of contact or as it sees fit as long…
UCOR continues making progress improving the stormwater network at ETTP. Crews removed 15 linear feet of piping from Outfall 148 and recontoured the drainage area on the northeast side of the site near the former Toxic Substances Control Act Incinerator area. Because Outfall 148 previously discharged directly into Mitchell Branch, its footprint removal is a…
A few discounted tickets are still available for the Nov. 7 University of Tennessee vs Kentucky football game. Click here to purchase. Order quickly before they are all sold out.
