Overthinking is one of the most common struggles people have. The mind replays conversations, predicts worst-case scenarios, and demands certainty before we act. We often find ourselves endlessly replaying conversations in our mind thinking about what “I could have, would have, should have done or said.” Getting stuck inside our thoughts often leads to anxiety,…
MEDIC will be conducting a blood drive at UCOR work locations from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 24 and 25. The bloodmobile will be at 701 Scarboro on March 24, and at K-1036 on March 25.
OREM and UCOR hosted a public meeting Thursday featuring poster stations that allowed attendees to interact with subject matter experts. More than 70 people attended the event, held at the Oak Ridge Conference Center. With this being the first public information meeting in FY 2026, attendees asked questions about goals for this fiscal year. They…
A small but mighty ORNL Nuclear Operations crew responded to the cold and snow over the last two weekends. They conducted the following activities at Liquid and Gaseous Waste Operations facilities and Surveillance and Maintenance facilities across ORNL. Snow clearing: Removal of accumulated snow from access roads, parking lots, walkways, and operational routes to maintain…
Beginning Feb. 19, the Mental Wellbeing Center will be conducting three distinct Lunch & Learn events on navigating some of the biggest challenges that we face throughout life involving career, relationships, financial concerns, and more. These presentations are focused on providing insight and solutions and will include different Q&A panels of UCOR peers sharing their…
This is your last chance to join the Better Together challenge! If you’ve been thinking about signing up, now is the time to jump in and commit to yourself—with the support of a coworker by your side. Better Together is designed to help you focus on one meaningful goal over an 8-week period while staying…
UCOR President and CEO Ken Rueter was the featured guest on this weekend’s broadcast of WBIR-TV’s “Inside Tennessee.” He discussed UCOR’s cleanup work and the future of the Oak Ridge Reservation. Watch the show here.
With last week’s retirement of Charlie Malarkey, Jill DeMella is now leading the Administrative Services organization. Jill has been serving as the deputy manager since Nov. 3. Jill has extensive experience managing human capital programs. She comes to UCOR from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where she was Executive Director of Human Capital Policy…
January 10 Years Thomas Kohler, Waste Integration February 40 Years Charles Curtis, Engineering 35 Years Carol Russell, Human Resources 15 Years Nicolas Houston, Electrical Program 10 Years Jason Champion, Engineering Robert Duncan, Waste Operations Marcus Williams, Engineering 5 Years Matthew (Tyler) Smith, IT and Technology Services Shana York, Asset & Leased Mgmt. Facilities
A significant amount of vegetation and trees were recently removed at the Heritage Center surrounding Outfall 724 and the adjunct 770 embayment. The work was performed by AISI-CTI JV, a joint venture subcontract between AIS Infrastructure and CTI and Associates, Inc. AISI-CTI JV was originally onboarded for tree removal at the Environmental Management Disposal Facility;…
