Temperatures will be hovering around the mid-90s for the next several days. The high tomorrow will be 95, with a feel-like temperature exceeding 100 degrees. Rain chances through next week are limited with a 10 to 20 percent chance each day. Remember to stay hydrated if working outside. The humidity makes cooling down more difficult.
Pre-deactivation continues at Y-12’s Beta-4 facility. Crews completed a soil sampling plan and follow on soil sampling, a necessary step for future interior facility deactivation. Other activities include installation of shower trailers, the boundary control station, restroom facilities, and initiation of cold & dark planning.
UCOR is a major sponsor of this week’s Nuclear Opportunities Workshop being held at the Knoxville Convention Center. Hosted by the East Tennessee Economic Council, the workshop drew more than 1,000 attendees, the largest participation ever. Joe Aylor, UCOR’s Director of Critical Projects, and OREM Manager Erik Olds participated in a morning panel entitled “Cleanup…
Food Drive benefiting Second Harvest Kids’ Backpack Program Foods to Donate: Single-serving sizes of applesauce, pudding cups, oatmeal packets, mixed fruit cups, Easy Mac bowls, peanut butter/cheese crackers, granola bars, nutrition bars, shelf-stable single serving milk boxes Collection Dates: July 14-28 Collection Locations: Boxes are located at various UCOR work locations IMPORTANT ** Food…
The new intranet, UCOR Hub, has what we refer to as public and private spaces. Public spaces are the ones that every employee can see (note: they are still internal and not open to the world at large). Private spaces are ones that can be restricted so that only certain people can see them. For…
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 is conducting information sessions to discuss the move to the new application and highlight some of the new features available to users.…
UCOR will conduct a quarterly Continuity of Operations (COOP) accountability exercise on Thursday, Aug. 7, 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…
Tennessee’s traditional sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies, and computers begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 25, 2025, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, 2025. During this time clothing, school supplies, and computers may be purchased tax-free. Certain restrictions apply. Items sold online are also eligible. Items must be purchased…
Nineteen months of coordination and planning have finally paid off as the first shipment of sodium shields departed from the Oak Ridge Reservation to Veolia’s facility located at Waste Control Specialists in Andrews, Texas. This is the first of three shipments that will be made under the Sodium Shield Vitrification Demonstration Project . This project…
You may have seen a community notice from Summit Medical Group saying that they do not plan to renew their contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) on Jan. 1, 2026. UCOR is aware of this situation and is very closely monitoring the contract negotiations between Summit Medical and BCBST. UCOR has engaged…
