Representatives from UCOR and OREM participated in Roane Alliance’s Roane County Combined Career Day at Harriman High School this week. The event provided exposure to future career options and featured industry booths, hands-on demonstrations, and outdoor activities for more than 950 high school and middle school students across 10 different Roane County schools. UCOR partners…
Everyday mindfulness isn’t about clearing the mind, achieving calm, or feeling better. It’s about awareness, openness and engagement. It is practical, flexible, and woven into our daily actions and decisions. The next time you feel anxious, overwhelmed, angry, etc., pause and take a deep breath. Recognize your thoughts and feelings without judgment and return to…
The UCOR Quality organization is alerting staff to a recent Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) Agency Action Notice (AAN-U-2026-0052) concerning potentially nonconforming fastener hardware from IBIDE Corporation. Multiple fastener components delivered under government contracts have been identified as deficient, with the full extent of affected parts still under investigation. Key deficiencies include missing manufacturer markings,…
[Supervisor Success: Mastering People Skills & Cultivating High-Performing Teams is a monthly series from UCOR’s Human Resources Manager Mary Alice Douglass designed to support front line supervisors.] Good time management is super important for you as a supervisor. It helps you juggle all your responsibilities, hit deadlines, and still be there for your team. Without…
UCOR representatives were part of the Oak Ridge Corridor Development Corporation’s luncheon today with U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) at the Oak Ridge Conference Center. U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (3rd-Tenn.), regional elected officials, and business leaders attended. Hagerty discussed visiting ETTP to tour Kairos Power’s Hermes 1 demonstration reactor now under construction on property cleaned…
You can help recognize the integral partners behind UCOR’s cleanup success—small businesses. Nominate some of the small businesses that make an impact to your team for the 2026 UCOR Small Business Awards. When nominating, think of small businesses that provided outstanding service to UCOR over the past year, directly contributing to advancing cleanup across the…
You still have time to join the 34 other teams that have signed up for the Walk Across the Reservation campaign. The deadline for signing up has been extended to April 5. Form a team of four people and select a team captain who will then complete the registration form and submit to wellness@orcc.doe.gov. The…
CNS will conduct a full-scale, plant-wide emergency management exercise at Y-12 on Wednesday, April 8.. The exercise is expected to start at approximately 9 a.m. and is anticipated to be completed no later than 12:30 p.m. During this time, follow all directions from the Operations Center and Security personnel such as protective actions, temporary portal…
This week’s focus is reflection—a meaningful pause to look back, recognize growth, and acknowledge the effort you’ve put in along the way. Reflection isn’t about judging outcomes or focusing on what didn’t go as planned. It’s about noticing progress, learning from experience, and gaining insight that can guide what comes next. Even small shifts in…
