[Supervisor Success: Mastering People Skills & Cultivating High-Performing Teams is a monthly series from UCOR’s Administrative Services & Human Resources Director Mary Alice Douglass designed to support front line supervisors.] Keeping your team motivated is a critical part of being a supervisor, and it directly affects how productive, engaged, and likely to stay they are.…
Photo caption: Workers clear a tree blocking the Landfill IV access During a recent storm event late last month, the Oak Ridge Reservation Landfill (ORRL) received approximately 4 inches of rain after working hours ended. This significant amount of rain caused a high volume of runoff and a culvert to backup. Several gravel roads and…
The Y-12 D&D team recently gathered to celebrate a standout FY 2026, highlighted by historic demolitions, multimillion-dollar cost savings, and accelerated risk-reduction timelines across the site. Key Highlights Alpha-2 demolition: Crews completed the largest demolition in Y-12 history at Alpha-2, hauling away over 81 million pounds of debris, shipping 625,000 pounds of lead, and stabilizing…
Photo caption: Health Service’s April Freeman at the Women’s Network meeting Breast Cancer Awareness was the topic at the Women’s Network final luncheon of the fiscal year at Heritage Center. More than 50 members of the workforce attended to discuss preventative measures and have an open dialogue for questions and shared experiences. The event was…
Across UCOR, ten union stewards serve our workforce—four at ORNL, three at Y-12, one who is stationed at White Wing Scrapyard and Heritage Center, and two at the transportation hub. These volunteers continue performing their primary responsibilities while also serving as a trusted colleague. They are a trained sole source of information to help our…
I talk a lot about owning the standard, but owning it means more than meeting the expectations in front of us. It means looking for ways to make the people around us better. It means seeing something that can be safer, more efficient, or more effective and having the ownership to improve it. That is…
Photo caption: Pictured at the expo, from left, are Hunter Reilly, Kevin Brotherton, Dr. Harold Conner, Andrew Samples, David Sargent, and Shannon Potter UCOR representatives recently attended the Spring 2026 University of Tennessee Engineering Expo. The event hosted 238 companies to meet with over 2,200 engineering students. The UCOR team met with students to provide…
Representatives from UCOR and small business teaming partner Strata-G recently attended the inaugural Roane State Internship Day. Hosted by Roane State’s new Applied and Innovative Technology Division, the event focused on internship and apprenticeship opportunities in nuclear technology, chemical engineering, environmental health, project management, mechatronics, robotics, and cybersecurity–sectors that are part of the college’s newest…
ETTP Heritage Center crews have completed grouting outfall pipes on the west side of the site in the K-1064 area, also known as the Rabbit Ears. They also graded and filled the surrounding area with clean fill material to eliminate any concentrated flow paths. The outfalls involved included 262, 270, 292, 294, and 296. This…
What is a floater holiday? A floating holiday is a paid day off that empowers you to choose when you take your time. We are introducing floating holidays to give you the flexibility to observe personal milestones, cultural celebrations, religious occasions, or other meaningful events that fall outside the standard holiday schedule. How to use…
