For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., Sept. 14, 2012 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) has completed demolition activities on the K-25 Building’s east wing and is moving on to demolishing the north end. The K-25 Building, located at East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), was a former…
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., Sept. 10, 2012 – The final shipment has been made of a stockpile of unusual waste types stored at East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP). The classified, radioactive contaminated waste, which requires off-site disposal, was stored in Vault 1X at the K-25 Building. It…
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., Aug. 28, 2012 – East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) has become the first U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management site to receive the Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) platinum award. The FEC is a partnership program that encourages federal facilities and agencies to…
For Immediate Release Contact: Fran Smith fran.smith@ettp.doe.gov (865) 241-6226 Oak Ridge, Tenn., August 10, 2012 – Members of the United Steel Workers Local #9-288, Oak Ridge Tennessee, ratified a new four-year agreement last night with URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) for work being performed at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP). UCOR is…
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., August 1, 2012 – After one year as the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) cleanup contractor in Oak Ridge, URS | CH2M Oak Ridge (UCOR) has made tremendous progress in safely cleaning up DOE’s Oak Ridge Reservation. UCOR’s most high-profile project, demolition of…
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., July 18, 2012 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) has achieved U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) certification for its Earned Value Management System (EVMS), a set of tools, systems, and processes for managing projects. DOE requires EVMS be used on all…
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., July 12, 2012 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) has safely shipped more than 10,000 loads of waste from the K-25 building demolition project at East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP). Workers demolishing the former gaseous diffusion building are close to finishing…
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., July 12, 2012 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have reconciled and aligned the Oak Ridge cleanup contract as it relates to how it was bid and the actual work that UCOR will be…
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., June 28, 2012 – The Department of Energy (DOE) has recognized Oak Ridge-based Restoration Services, Inc. (RSI) as its Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year. RSI is an integrated team subcontractor to URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) and has supported the…
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne McKinney wayne.mckinney@ettp.doe.gov (865) 576-6284 Oak Ridge, Tenn., June 13, 2012 – After 10 years of operation, the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility (EMWMF) has safely dispositioned 1.45 million tons of waste from cleanup projects across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge Reservation. EMWMF, which is located near the…
