UCOR will conduct a quarterly Continuity of Operations (COOP) accountability exercise Thursday, Nov. 6, 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…
We are in our final week of the 2025 United Way campaign. You should have received a pledge card in support of the campaign. If not, feel free to use the attached donation card. UCOR workers can sign up for payroll deduction, or those who already have a deduction in place can increase the amount…
While inspecting the scaffold at EGCR to support the Brokk mock-up, Colby Rinker, Willie Yudice, and Chuck Farmer noticed a honeybee nest on the scaffold ladder. They contacted the appropriate authorities to advise that they couldn’t sign off on the scaffold because of the bees. Ultimately, the issue was reported to TWRA to assess the…
As temperatures drop and clouds roll in, THE HIVE LSIT representing 701 Scarboro has kicked off the season with several activities focused on safety at work and home. In October, THE HIVE interacted with the workforce on what to look for and how to stay safe as seasons change moving toward the holidays. Topics included…
As a reminder, the 2026 annual benefits enrollment for eligible UCOR employees (ATLC and Salaried) ends Friday, November 7, 2025. Informational packets providing the benefit options and new plan enhancements for the 2026 plan year were mailed to your home address on file. If you have not received your mailing, you may also view the…
Daylight savings time ends this weekend. Remember to set your clock back one hour on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
With UCOR’s current waste disposal facility (EMWMF) nearing capacity, a new low-level contaminated waste disposal facility is being constructed—the Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF). An essential step to complete design and prepare for construction is groundwater monitoring for a period of two wet seasons. With the first season being completed last spring, the second wet…
Temperatures have cooled down quite a bit this week as the rain chances heat up. Expect periodic rain through the day tomorrow. Rain is also possible Thursday, and then we begin drying out. Low temperatures over the weekend will dip into the upper 30s with highs in the upper 50s. We’ll warm up slightly next…
UT Medical Center is holding a cancer screening event on Saturday, November 8 from 8 a.m. till 12 noon. The event will be held at UT Medical Center’s Cancer Institute at 1926 Alcoa Highway, Building F, 1st floor. Screenings are for lung, breast, gynecological, and skin cancers. They are by appointment only and there is…
