UCOR Records Management and Document Control will be rolling out the UCOR Document Management (UDM) application on Aug. 4, replacing the current “Forms and Procedures” system. The Records Management and Document Control team will be conducting a series of information sessions to discuss the move to the new application and highlight some of the new…
The hot, hazy days of summer are here. High temperatures for the next 10 days will be above 90 degrees, getting warmer each day next week as we push to highs approaching 100 by next weekend. With humidity levels remaining high, the feels-like temperature is even hotter. Scattered thunderstorms are possible this weekend, with only…
One of the most common causes of falls is inappropritate footwear. At UCOR, certain types of footwear are prohibited because they pose safety risks. The prohibited footwear includes shoes: without back straps or support in the back, such as flip flops with heels more than 2 inches with platforms more than 1 inch without firm…
Deactivation continues at the Oak Ridge Research Reactor Building 3042. Almost 300,000 pounds of lead have been removed on the second and third basement levels. Other activities include venting, purging, draining, and inspecting process system piping with over 2,000 linear feet drained and removed. These activities are necessary as workers bring the structure closer to…
Jimmy Hughes is UCOR’s Chief Safety and Security Officer, having worked on the Oak Ridge Reservation for more than 15 years. To hear his story, click the video link below. Workforce Spotlight Jimmy Hughes – YouTube
The UCOR summer interns will be hosting a supply drive benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee (SHFB) Food for Kids (FFK) Program. Also known as the backpack program, the FFK Program is a collaboration between SHFB and hundreds of public schools within the Food Bank’s 18-county service area, including Anderson and Roane…
Safeguards, Security, and Emergency Services’ OPSEC Newsline newsletter for July is now available on the intranet. The OPSEC Newsline is a collection of articles and stories from news sources around the world detailing such things as espionage, security threats, individual protective security measures, and current frauds/scams. Topics this month include how individuals can practice operations…
Workers have completed demolishing the B sub-cell portion of the final hot cell at the former Radioisotope Development Laboratory (Building 3026) at ORNL. These cells were heavily shielded concrete rooms that provided researchers protection from highly radioactive material. The lab’s outer structure and five hot cells were previously demolished. Waste is being transported on the…
Last week UCOR hosted the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Board of Directors meeting, where the Chamber announced its formation of a “Nuclear Industry Council.” This will build on UCOR’s cleanup success for DOE that has enabled significant commercial nuclear energy investments in the Oak Ridge Corridor. As the state’s largest business advocacy group,…
