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UCOR team members attend Girl Talk Gala

UCOR team members glitzed up for the 2025 Girl Talk Fashion Show Gala this past weekend. The 13th annual fashion show featured middle and high school girls and their mentors through various fashion scenes. This year’s theme, “HOMECOMING,” marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Girl Talk. This year’s event had special significance as it…

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A few more hot days ahead before we cool down

High temperatures today and tomorrow will be in the 90s with feels-like temperatures approaching 100, but then we are in for a gradual cooldown. The high Wednesday will be 89, with temperatures dipping to the mid-80s Thursday for the next few days. The high temperature next week will mostly be in the lower 80s. Thunderstorms…

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Interns finish summer program with closeout presentations

Congratulations to UCOR’s 2025 summer interns, who finished their closeout presentations last week before an audience of fellow interns, mentors, and managers. Intern projects included rad surveys; safety basis document revisions; engineering design; waste characterization; ORNL Liquid Low-Level Waste evaporator system; phishing campaigns; data modeling for Performance Objectives, Measures, and Commitments; corporate accounting; internal audit;…

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Workforce spotlight – Shannon Gray

Shannon Gray is a physical security lead for UCOR and has been with the company for nearly 3 years. Shannon has also served as a constable in Oak Ridge for the last 7 years. He and his wife of 18 years have one daughter, who was recently married. To learn more, click the video link.…

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Stormwater system upgrades underway at ETTP

UCOR is making stormwater system upgrades at ETTP in support of the ETTP Heritage Center end state goals. DOE is responsible for stormwater management across 900 acres at the ETTP Heritage Center. DOE’s goal is to minimize the stormwater systems as much as possible and refurbish the remaining stormwater systems to facilitate transfer to new…