The ORNL transuranic drum team earned a TeamsCount award for their safe and timely response to a waste container that showed signs of degradation. Congratulations to the following for their efforts in making this emergent task a success. Cameron Lynn Chad Bartlett Cole Ayres James Smith Jamie Martin Jesse Hilton Jessica Ferguson Karlee Bowling Kemper…
[We are featuring periodic messages from our executive leadership team members about various topics.] Across UCOR, more than 50 housekeeping professionals support Maintenance, ORNL, Heritage Center, and Y-12. Their responsibilities go far beyond keeping your facilities clean. They manage and issue personal protective equipment, maintain respirator and laundry programs, stock and deliver tools and supplies,…
Crews at ORNL’s Transuranic (TRU) Waste Operations recently coordinated with UT-Battelle (UT-B) to pick up and store 17 containers from the Radiochemical Engineering Development Center (REDC). The process began several weeks in advance and involved numerous support groups, including waste acceptance, transportation, planning, radiological protection, safety, operations, and UT-B. Originally, the plan was to complete…
Distracted driving is about more than just cell phones. Many of today’s vehicles include large infotainment screens that providing news and entertainment, navigation systems, and connected technologies designed to improve the driving experience. However, these features can also encourage drivers to multitask adjusting playlists, responding to messages through voice assistants, and checking directions. Many drivers…
The National Safety Council advises everyone to enjoy fireworks at public displays conducted by professionals and not to use any fireworks at home. They may be legal, but they pose significant safety hazards. Every year, thousands of people are injured badly enough to require medical treatment after fireworks-related incidents, with many of the injuries to…
[This is the fourth in our five-part, monthly series: Power Up Your Results: From Idea to Awesome. You can find all of the articles from this series in HUBi’s User Corner.] You’ve defined your initiative, created a plan, and gathered your resources. You’re making good progress! But let’s be real: sometimes things don’t go exactly…
Safety is more than a priority—it is the standard that guides every decision we make. This standard means we commit to continuous improvement and proactive risk reduction on every job at every project. To own this standard, we are beginning to transition to ANSI Type 2 hard hats across our workforce when we return from…
Congratulations to our IT and shipping and receiving teams for getting out a critical international shipment within a 48-hour period. A piece of equipment associated with the MSRE CPS project was grounded at the T2 Shipping and Receiving Facility because certain shipping credentials were needed. IT quickly worked with shipping and receiving to ensure alternative…
The June episode of Energycast features a discussion with UCOR employees who designed a simple tool that is accelerating cleanup at one of the most contaminated structures at ORNL and saving half a million dollars. Viewers are taken into the field to see what’s involved in preparing former research labs and nuclear facilities for safe…
Several UCOR employees traveled to the Hanford site to attend the annual meeting of their Amentum Functional Area Coordination Teams (FACTs). Through monthly virtual meetings and annual in-person meetings, the FACTs support people doing similar jobs across the Amentum organization to enhance success. UCOR employees chair and participate in three FACTs: Young Professional Engineers: Tricia…
