For employees who elected a Health Care Flexible Spending Account (HCFSA) for 2026, your full election amount should be visible in your account as of January 1, 2026. For employees who elected a Health Savings Account (HSA), the UCOR contribution and your initial weekly payroll contribution should be reflected in your account as of the…
UCOR’s Mental Wellbeing Center recommends starting the new year practicing mindfulness. Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment—on purpose, and without judgment. Instead of getting caught up in worries about the future or replaying the past, mindfulness helps us notice what’s happening right now: our thoughts, emotions, and sensations, just as…
UCOR will conduct a quarterly Continuity of Operations (COOP) accountability exercise this Wednesday, Jan. 14, 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…
We’ll have mild temperatures today and tomorrow, with the high today reaching the mid-40s and tomorrow the mid-50s. However, a cold front will move through Wednesday, cooling us back down with a high Thursday only reaching 35. A chance of snow, mostly in the mountains, is possible Thursday. Temperatures through the weekend will hover around…
January is International Creativity Month, a perfect time to explore new ways of thinking. Boosting your creativity can help you in all aspects of your work. Here are five simple ways to spark your imagination and innovation: Change your routine: Try a different route to work or switch up the order of your tasks. New experiences…
To keep crews safely away from radiation, UCOR has started using the Brokk remotely operated excavator to deactivate the remaining portion of the final hot cell inside ORNL’s former Radioisotope Development Laboratory (Building 3026). This and the five other hot cells that were previously removed from the building were heavily shielded concrete rooms that protected…
We continue the roller coaster weather of above average temperatures followed by periods of cold. We’ll enter the weekend with temperatures approaching 70, but by Sunday, the high will only reach 46. Expect rain Friday and Saturday. The precipitation should move out just as the cold weather arrives. Next week we will see highs in…
With the new year starting, we all have areas that we want to improve. Typically, we set New Year’s resolutions with high expectations. However, after a few months we feel disappointed that we did not maintain our efforts or achieve our goals. Some of the reasons why resolutions are difficult to maintain are the over-reliance…
The Y-12 campus covers a broad area and several facilities. This week, the Boundary Control Station (BCS) Housekeeping team at Y-12 received their TeamsCount award for their outstanding contributions to efficiency and organization maintaining these facilities. Recent management observations highlighted the team’s meticulously maintained work areas and supply logistics. They noted the remarkable level of…
[Supervisor Success: Mastering People Skills & Cultivating High-Performing Teams is a monthly series from UCOR’s Human Resources Manager Mary Alice Douglass designed to support front line supervisors.] In today’s fast-paced world, a team that can innovate has a huge advantage. Fostering innovation means actively creating a workplace where new ideas are welcomed, encouraged, and explored.…
