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;…
A winter storm warning has been issued for Knox County from 1 p.m. tomorrow to 1 a.m. Sunday. Snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are possible depending on your location. Anderson and Roane counties are still under a winter weather advisory, with slightly less snowfall predicted. Travel could become difficult due to weather conditions.…
UCOR is once again recognizing American Heart Month with a “Red Out” on Feb. 11. You are encouraged to wear red that day and then submit photos of you and your teammates to wellness@orcc.doe.gov. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. Approximately 80 percent of heart disease is preventable with…
Discounted tickets to both the men’s and women’s University of Tennessee basketball games are available to UCOR and subcontractor employees and their family members. Click here to access the discounted tickets website. All available games are being held at the Thompson-Bolling Arena at Food City Center. Please note that tickets should be purchased a few…
This month’s episode of Energycast focuses on OREM’s ambitious cleanup goals for 2026. One item is already complete with UCOR’s removal of the 325,000-square-foot Alpha-2 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex. This project showcases the scale of the work underway and contributed to the 64 million pounds of waste removed in 2025. This month,…
After a forecast of significant snow and ice this past weekend, UCOR’s Landfill Operations initiated its winter storm recovery plan to get landfill operations on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) back up and running. Prior to the storm, Landfill Operations implemented various recovery plan efforts to minimize damage, including covering selected waste on the sites,…
