CNS will conduct a full-scale, plant-wide emergency management exercise at Y-12 on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The exercise is expected to start at approximately 8 a.m. and is anticipated to be completed no later than 12:30 p.m. During this time, UCOR staff at Y-12 should follow all directions from the Operations Center and Security personnel such…
[This article is part of the monthly Communicate Smarter: Your Guide to Better Work Conversations series from Public Affairs. Find the full series in the Public Affairs space.] Ever gotten a vague answer when you needed details? The quality of your answers often depends on the quality of your questions. Asking good questions helps you…
UCOR has officially kicked off a comprehensive stormwater improvement project for Mitchell Branch Outfall 190 at ETTP Heritage Center. Work includes excavation, piping removal and replacement, placement of structures, grading, and site restoration. Most recently, crews removed 70 linear feet of obsolete pipe to support the future infrastructure at ETTP. Completing this work is a…
When receiving a suspicious package, maintain a questioning attitude if you identify any of the following visual markings: foreign, missing, or unrecognized place of origin or return address; unusually large titles; inappropriate usage of restrictive markings (e.g., “To be opened only by”); poorly handwritten or cut out letters; and excessive information packing or wrapping. Something…
UCOR’s Health Services team doesn’t just conduct drug screens and conduct your fit for duty testing—it is your advocate who can provide you so much more. UCOR’s Health Services team has one main mission—to provide occupational medical care designed to advocate for your health, keeping you fit for duty and mission ready. However, the team…
[This is the final article in our six-part Power Up with AI series. This six-part series comes from our Chief Information Officer, Mandy Vitello. You can find all of the articles from this series in HUBi’s User Corner.] AI is a powerful tool to help us, but like any tool, we must use it carefully…
The summer intern’s community project supporting patients at Methodist Medical Center’s (MMC) cancer clinic ended this month. In just three weeks, donations totaled 1,580 items, including Ensure, pudding cups, Jello, sandwich crackers, protein drinks, hygiene products, etc. along with $275 in cash donations made directly to MMC. The new clinic, currently under renovation and expansion…
(This is the second in our five-part series, Five Generations, One Team, about what it’s really like to work across five generations—and how we can make that experience a whole lot smoother together.) One of the most common points of friction on multi-generational teams isn’t what we say, but how and where we say it.…
Katrina Vargas is UCOR’s senior paralegal and has been working here for 2 years. She deals with all insurance matters that are not benefit oriented, especially with UCOR contractors. She likes to hike, paddleboard, and kayak and teaches several different kinds of fitness classes. To learn more about Katrina, watch the video.
