(This article kicks off our Five Generations, One Team series about what it’s really like to work across five generations—and how we can make that experience a whole lot smoother together.) For the first time in modern history, we routinely have up to five generations working side-by-side: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen…
I recently visited the Oak Ridge Reservation Landfills to view the heart and soul of our “waste factory approach” to cleanup. Landfill management is crucial to ensuring timely and efficient cleanup operations, and we have one of the best teams in the nation. Watch the video to find out more.
UCOR’s interns recently toured Y-12, EMWMF, ORNL including LGWO, and TWPC. The tour included a visit to the Oak Ridge Graphite Reactor museum and a lunch stop at the ORNL cafeteria. The outing provided interns the opportunity to share information about their projects while providing a visual of the buildings and sites. Special thanks to…
Paragon Project is charging ahead toward an Oct. 5 launch for UCOR’s new HR and learning systems in the Oracle Fusion Cloud. Our HR and Training teams recently finished the first major round of testing—System Integration Testing. Soon, we will be diving into User Acceptance Testing to make sure the system works perfectly for everyone. Employees also got a sneak peek at the new system during…
ORNL’s annual Laboratory-wide Facility Evacuation Exercise is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The exercise will begin with the sounding of the Standard Alert Tone, followed by voice instructions by the Laboratory Shift Superintendent (LSS) over the public address, Wide Area Radio System (WARS), and desktop alert system. The exercise will last for…
UCOR experienced six vehicle incidents during the past quarter. We are sharing the types of incidents to let people know what the common risk factors are. Most were caused by a lack of awareness of the surrounding area. Don’t become a statistic—maintain awareness from the moment you inspect and enter a vehicle until you have…
Cognitive defusion teaches you how to step back from your thoughts so they lose their power on your behavior. Instead of struggling with your mind or trying to silence it, you can change your relationship with your thoughts. The human mind generates predictions, judgments, and memories all day long. Many of these thoughts are helpful,…
ORNL’s Everbridge, the Laboratory Shift Superintendent (LSS) notification system, [has been] will be upgraded to a newer version to improve the reliability, security, and overall performance of our emergency notification system. As part of this upgrade, current LSS Alert subscriptions will not carry over to the new system. If you are subscribed to LSS Alerts, you…
ETEC is holding the Nuclear Opportunities Workshop this week. Yesterday, UCOR President and Program Manager Jim Blankenhorn moderated a panel with our three cleanup partners—Oak Ridge in Action: Three Missions, One Future. Panelists were, Erik Olds, Manager of DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management; Mary Helen Hitson, NNSA Y-12 Field Office Manager; and Trey…
