Marston Selected as UCOR Chief Operating Officer

For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., Sept. 18, 2013 – Matt Marston has been selected as the new chief operating officer for URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR). He will fill the position vacated by Kenneth Rueter, who recently was announced as the new president and project manager…

Demolition Begins at K-25’s Last Section Standing

For Immediate Release Contact: Allen Schubert allen.schubert@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-5684 Oak Ridge, Tenn., September 17, 2013: Demolition work began today at the last section standing of the K-25 building at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP). URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) workers began tearing down the final six units of the mile-long Manhattan Project-era…

Water tower at East Tennessee Technology Park demolished

For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., Aug. 3, 2013 – One of the most iconic structures at East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP)—the checkerboard water tower that has dominated the site’s skyline for 55 years—has been demolished. URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR), along with its subcontracting partners, brought…

UCOR Presents Awards to Small Businesses

For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., June 12, 2013 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) presented awards to eight small business at its Inaugural Small Business Awards ceremony, held Wednesday, June 12, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Ridge. UCOR, the U.S. Department of Energy’s cleanup contractor…

UCOR awards 25 mini-grants for local school projects

For Immediate Release Contact: Veronica O’Hearn veronica.ohearn@ettp.doe.gov (865) 574-9102 Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 15, 2013 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) is pleased to announce 25 winners of the UCOR Education Mini-Grant Program. One of UCOR’s primary objectives is to support and encourage education initiatives. The Mini-Grant Program was designed to recognize and…

Deadline Approaching for Mini-Grant Proposals

For Immediate Release Contact: Veronica O’Hearn veronica.ohearn@ettp.doe.gov (865) 574-9102 Oak Ridge, Tenn., April 3, 2013 – The deadline is approaching to submit proposals for Excellence in Teaching Mini-Grants from URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR). UCOR is accepting proposals from area schools for educational grants with a specific goal of enabling new instructional methods…

UCOR Accepting Proposals for New Education Mini-Grant Program

For Immediate Release Contact: Veronica O’Hearn veronica.ohearn@ettp.doe.gov (865) 574-9102 UCOR Accepting Proposals for New Education Mini-Grant Program Oak Ridge, Tenn., April 2, 2013 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) is accepting proposals from area schools for educational grants with a specific goal of enabling new instructional methods in science, technology, engineering and math…

Ferri Retires; UCOR Organization Changing

For Immediate Release Contact: Fran Smith fran.smith@ettp.doe.gov (865) 241-6226 Oak Ridge, Tenn., February 28, 2013 – Mark Ferri, who has led the safe, successful deactivation and demolition (D&D) work at K-25 since URS | CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC (UCOR) arrived in Oak Ridge in August 2011, has announced that he will retire from UCOR at…

Highest Risk Components Safely Removed From K-27

For Immediate Release Contact: Fran Smith fran.smith@ettp.doe.gov (865) 241-6226 Oak Ridge, Tenn., Feb. 26, 2013 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC (UCOR) has removed the highest risk components remaining in the East Tennessee Technology Park’s (ETTP) K-27 building, with the successful crane removal of six components known as NaF traps. The K-27 building is…