As I step away from my role as President and CEO of UCOR, I want to leave you with two simple things: sincere thanks—and a clear charge. First, thank you. I am deeply grateful for the privilege of serving alongside you for more than 15 years. You show up every day to do hard, high-hazard,…
UCOR’s Mental Wellbeing Center was officially renamed the Kenneth J. Rueter Mental Wellbeing Center today at a ceremony featuring local elected leaders, UCOR staff, and members of Ken’s family. As President and CEO, Ken championed mental wellness as part of our Culture of Caring, and the center’s new name honors that commitment. Anderson County Mayor…
The ORNL D&D team continues remote hot cell work as another team begins removal of highly contaminated material. Crews have initiated the removal of legacy material from Building 3029’s hot cells using manipulator arms and long handled tools. Characterization efforts identified high radiation levels on cell equipment and other items that require remote handling to…
To meet DOE requirements, the Dosimetry Department must have all blue 1st quarter 2026 dosimeters returned by close of business, April 8. If you are going to be gone the last week of March 2026 and/or first week of April 2026, leave your 1st quarter dosimeter with your project dosimetry point of contact or the…
Janna Curtis is UCOR’s Apps Solution Architect, helping find solutions for companywide app needs. She and her husband of seven years enjoy video and table-top role-playing games and have a cat, dog, and goldfish. Watch the video for more of Janna’s story.
ORNL will conduct the annual take cover exercise tomorrow. This exercise will be initiated by ORNL LSS public address system announcement, WARS radio, the ORNL Mass Notification System, and the UCOR Mass Notification System. UCOR personnel will be participating in the exercise and are expected to demonstrate the proper actions to be taken during an actual…
UCOR will conduct a quarterly Continuity of Operations (COOP) accountability exercise on Wednesday, April 8, beginning at 11 a.m. The accountability exercise is designed to demonstrate UCOR’s ability to account for all UCOR and staff augmentation personnel. The exercise is initiated by notification to management. Each functional organization may conduct accountability using established points of…
The Alpha-2 team at Y-12 recently celebrated the successful demolition of the 325,000-square-foot former uranium enrichment facility at a special luncheon. This project marks the largest ever demolition to date at Y-12. The team completed the project 6 months ahead of schedule, which resulted in over 62 million pounds of waste removed from the footprint.…
UCOR will be hosting a one-year celebration tomorrow for the Mental Wellbeing Center in 100 Union Valley. It will be held in the common area between Health Services and Conference Room 141 near the Mental Wellbeing Center (see drawing below). We are asking everyone to please avoid this area from noon to 2:30 p.m. Also,…
The Vehicle Safety Committee is bringing you the 5th annual Parking Lot Safety Rodeo from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 22. It will be held in the 701 Scarboro lower parking lot. This year, the vendors will include UT Medical, Y-12 Fire-Department, the local sheriff’s department prescription take back program, MEDIC Blood Mobile,…
