UCOR, along with small business teaming partner Strata-G, cosponsored Tennessee Tech’s College of Engineering annual “Professionals in Training: Networking Dinner” last week. The event, attended by approximately 150 students and 60 faculty, alumni, and industry partners, serves as the “learning lab” in which students learn soft skills/business dinner etiquette with training from the College of…
Based on developing world conflicts, some U.S. agencies have engaged enhanced security measures and increased officer presence at federal facilities and sensitive locations. Due to this situation, maintaining focus on safety and security at work and home is important. We must be alert and stay informed. If you “see something, say something.” Report suspicious activity…
UCOR was one of 50 nuclear industry supporters on display at the 3rd annual “Nuclear Day on the Hill” event this week at the State Capitol, with approximately 150 Oak Ridge Corridor representatives from industry, academia, and city and county government represented. State representatives, senators, and staff visited the event space to learn about the…
UCOR has released “Introduction to UCOR’s Quality Assurance Program (Module 31687).” The new training provides employees with a concise overview of our Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP) and the standards that guide our work. The module highlights core concepts such as: graded approach distinctions between Quality Assurance and Quality Control regulatory requirements that shape UCOR’s…
UCOR senior leaders this morning hosted the quarterly UCount/TeamsCount recognition breakfast. The leadership team gathered with nine UCount recipients and 12 TeamsCount teams (81 people) to thank them for their day-to-day contributions to our mission success. UCount recipients: Christopher Flexer, Engineering Core Services Michah Hallman, Technical Editing Services Michael Kelso, Engineering Core Services Ron Koontz,…
UCOR Public Affairs Deputy Director Chris Caldwell shared an update to Tennessee Chamber of Commerce members on how UCOR’s “Cleanup Today for a Nuclear Tomorrow” initiative has delivered industry-leading federal land reuse opportunities for advanced commercial nuclear investments in Oak Ridge at the Chamber’s “Workforce Development Conference” this week in Nashville. Caldwell participated in the…
We round out our celebration of National Engineers Week today by hearing from the managers of the remaining two of the five engineering groups. John Huber tells us about his Engineering Programs team and Lucas Tipton wraps it up for us with information about the Engineering Core Services team. We obviously have an excellent engineering…
The Mental Wellbeing Center (MWC) celebrated its one-year anniversary last month, having successfully supported over 140 clients. Of those, over 99 percent reported improved mental well-being. This translated into significant value, with an estimated $669,000 in cost-savings from retention and $620,000 in increased productivity. The team is very proud of being able to help clients…
Did you know that UCOR has identical twins working on site? Casey Lehman, who works in IT, and Shannon Hawn, who works in the training department, are twins who grew up in Kingston. Interestingly, Casey’s husband also works for UCOR and Shannon’s husband works at Y-12. To learn more about these sisters, watch the video.
We continue our celebration of National Engineers Week and the ~100 engineers serving the cleanup mission here at UCOR. Today, we are going to hear about the engineering team for the Transuranic Waste Processing Center (TWPC). Kyle Peterson, TWPC Engineering Manager, talks about what they do and who they are in this video.
