UCOR University Consortium partner Roane State Community College hosted the Tennessee Board of Regents on Thursday for a tour of the nuclear and chemical operator training labs at its Oak Ridge campus. Roane State President Chris Whaley asked UCOR President & CEO Ken Rueter to give welcoming remarks and share an update at the Board’s…
UT Mammography Unit will offer 3D Mammograms from Oct 20 – 21 between 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Appointment for this is required. Call 865-839-7426. Appointment takes 20 to 25 minutes, and your insurance will be billed.
Managing contact water—the water that comes in contact with waste—is a critical part of landfill operations. EMWMF has four tanks that hold this water. Each tank is 40 feet wide x 158 feet long x 6 feet deep, with a nominal working capacity of 240,000 gallons. Having been operating since 2011, these Contact Water Tanks (CWTs)…
The Public Affairs and Stakeholder Management team are spreading orange for September’s World Hunger Action Month with shelf-stable protein donations for our Secret City of Hope food drive. UCOR has partnered with ORNL, Y-12, and ORAU to host the food drive in support of Second Harvest Food Bank’s advocacy efforts for our East Tennessee neighbors…
UCOR is pleased to announce that beginning with the 2026 plan year, employees will have the opportunity to elect new Voluntary Benefits through UNUM during annual enrollment. Elections made during annual enrollment will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Annual enrollment will be held from Oct. 27 – Nov. 7, 2025. Voluntary Benefits (New for…
UT Mammography Unit will offer 3D Mammograms from Oct 20 – 21 between 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Appointment for this is required. Call 865-839-7426. Appointment takes 20 to 25 minutes, and your insurance will be billed.
Congratulations to the UCOR TRU Waste Operations team for safely and successfully shipping the second load of sodium shields to a treatment facility in Texas. The shields will be transformed into a stable glass form through vitrification before disposal. This load consisted of three shields, which are in addition to two shields that were successfully…
UCOR places safety and security as top priorities and has been installing new badge readers in various work locations. The process of gaining access will change with these new readers when they become operational. Watch the video linked to learn how to gain access with your badge. https://youtu.be/ySC1B9Tbxss?si=maT_MoAAz50rqs6t
UCOR Chief Nuclear Officer Jay Mullis recently participated in a panel discussion hosted by Anderson and Roane counties on how communities within 100 miles of the Oak Ridge Corridor could also see economic opportunities from the commercial nuclear renaissance shaping the region. More than 80 attendees from 20-plus counties in Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina…
Bailey Jackson is UCOR’s training point of contact for the Heritage Center Enterprise and has been with our company since March 2021. She is also the training coordinator for UCOR’s Mercury Training program. She and her husband, Heath, who also works at UCOR, are expecting their first baby soon. To learn more, click here https://youtu.be/VHaqlo0urs0?si=MLay2UtKhz1R_pLM…
