The Groundhogs LSIT team at 100 Union Valley identified recommendations to enhance safety in the parking lots at the cleanup campus. The facilities and safety team worked quickly to implement the suggestions, including repainting crosswalks and installing new speed bumps at 701 Scarboro, 90 Union Valley, and 100 Union Valley. The responsiveness to the requested…
Employees are not authorized to speak to any news media on behalf of UCOR without approval and coordination with UCOR Public Affairs. All media inquiries should be referred to UCOR Public Affairs Deputy Director Chris Caldwell at Christopher.caldwell@orcc.doe.gov or cell 804-658-8367. This will ensure UCOR continues to tell the story of our safe cleanup work…
DOE has conditionally selected Standard Nuclear at ETTP in the Oak Ridge Corridor as the first U.S. company accepted into its recently announced “fuel line pilot program” to eliminate America’s reliance on foreign sources of enriched uranium and critical materials while opening the door for private sector investment in America’s nuclear renaissance. “Advanced nuclear reactors…
UCOR’s Training Program has received the Safety Standout Award for innovations in safety from the EHS Daily Advisor. The Innovations in Safety Award is given to safety training programs that go beyond the norm and demonstrate not only a commitment to compliance but also show an effort to adapt programs to the unique demands of…
Jolane Fenner, part of the UCOR’s Quality Assurance team, recently returned from racing for Team USA at the 17th International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) World Dragon Boat Racing Championships (WDBRC) in Brandenburg, Germany. The race spanned from July 14 – 20 Team USA has competed and placed at every WDBRC event since they began in 1995.…
UCOR’s Navigate program will present an educational workshop on work-life balance Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. This workshop is open to everyone and will cover: What is Work-Life Balance and what is it not Commonly encountered issues and concerns How one achieves and maintains balance Helpful tips and solutions This will be a Teams…
UCOR Badge Requests, Form-126, are due by COB the Wednesday before Monday onboarding. Any late submittals must be approved by Ed Dietrich, UCOR Safeguards, Security, and Emergency Services Manager. Also, please continue to communicate the REAL ID requirement to any individual you intend to onboard. An individual must possess a REAL ID or acceptable alternative…
UCOR’s Critical Projects team recently hosted a luncheon to celebrate several organizational milestones and accomplishments. These achievements include: Exceeding 500,000 safe work hours by subcontractors Starting groundwater monitoring in preparation for the Environmental Management Disposal Facility in December 2024 as well as Critical Decision 4 approval for construction of the groundwater monitoring Accomplishments at the…
UCOR will conduct a quarterly Continuity of Operations (COOP) accountability exercise on Thursday beginning at 11 a.m. The accountability exercise is designed to demonstrate UCOR’s ability to account for all UCOR and staff augmentation personnel. The exercise is initiated by notification to management. Each functional organization may conduct accountability using established points of contact or…
Cleanup efforts continue at the Y-12 Alpha-4 facility. Crews have packaged 258 of 447 legacy waste containers that hold pipe, valves, and PPE that have been stored at Alpha-4 since the 1990s. Removing the containers will make room for upcoming deactivation activities. Additionally, electricians have completed approximately 500 of 900 secondary isolations, while pipefitters have…
