For Immediate Release Contact: Chris Caldwell Christopher.Caldwell@orcc.doe.gov (804) 658-8367 UCOR named a ‘Top Workplace’ in East Tennessee Oak Ridge, Tenn., August 8, 2022 – United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) has been named one of the Knoxville News Sentinel’s “Top Workplaces” in East Tennessee for 2022. The Top Workplace award is the result of a confidential,…
For Immediate Release Contact: Chris Caldwell Christopher.Caldwell@orcc.doe.gov (804) 658-8367 UCOR expands 2022 intern program Oak Ridge, Tenn., June 21, 2022 – Twenty-nine college students from across the United States have arrived at UCOR to participate in the company’s summer intern program. Because UCOR is aggressively working to develop a pipeline of environmental cleanup workers…
For Immediate Release Contact: Chris Caldwell Christopher.Caldwell@orcc.doe.gov (804) 658-8367 UCOR starts new $8.3 billion cleanup contract in Oak Ridge May 23, 2022 – Today is the first day of work for United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) as the company undertakes the $8.3 billion Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup Contract. The company is a new configuration of UCOR,…
For Immediate Release Contact: Chris Caldwell Christopher.Caldwell@orcc.doe.gov (804) 658-8367 UCOR Increases STEM Mini-Grants for Area Schools to $40,000 May 4, 2022 – In recognition of National Teacher Appreciation Week, UCOR announces it has added $10,000 to the company’s 2022 Mini-Grants program. This year’s $40,000 funds 38 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) projects in 28 regional…
For Immediate Release Contact: Sonya Johnson Sonya.Johnson@orcc.doe.gov (702) 219-1073 Apply now for UCOR’s 2022 STEM Education Mini-Grants Program Oak Ridge, Tenn., February 14, 2022 – UCOR is now accepting applications for our STEM Education Mini-grants. Teachers in K-12 schools in nine East Tennessee counties are eligible to submit applications for support of classroom science,…
For Immediate Release Contact: Sonya Johnson Sonya.Johnson@orcc.doe.gov (702) 219-1073 Six small businesses have been recognized for their exceptional support of UCOR and its mission to support the Department of Energy’s cleanup of the Oak Ridge Reservation. UCOR recognized the 2021 awardees at a hybrid-ceremony, both in-person and streamed online, held on Nov. 4. . Four…
For Immediate Release Contact: Sonya Johnson Sonya.Johnson@orcc.doe.gov (702) 219-1073 The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) has named UCOR’s Clint Wolfley to receive the organization’s 2021 Safety Trained Supervisor-Construction® (STSC®) Award of Excellence. BCSP is a non-profit organization that has certified more than 100,000 safety professionals during its 50+ year history. Wolfley, who serves as…
For Immediate Release Contact: Sonya Johnson Sonya.Johnson@orcc.doe.gov (702) 219-1073 UCOR’s ability to conduct high-hazard work safely has again received national recognition. At its Safety+ Symposium awards reception in Nashville on Monday, the Voluntary Protection Participants’ Association (VPPPA) presented UCOR with the 2021 Innovation Award. This Innovation Award is the third one that UCOR, an Amentum-led…
For Immediate Release Contact: Sonya Johnson Sonya.Johnson@orcc.doe.gov (702) 219-1073 UCOR’s Keever appointed to national safety board Oak Ridge, Tenn., June 24, 2021 –Michelle Keever, a UCOR is Senior Safety and Health Programs Specialist, has been appointed to serve on the national Board of Directors of the Voluntary Protection Program Participants’ Association (VPPPA). As a member…
For Immediate Release Contact: Sonya Johnson Sonya.Johnson@orcc.doe.gov (702) 219-1073 UCOR Awards $30,000 in Mini-Grants for Area School STEM Projects Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 3, 2021 – Students in 30 schools across the region will benefit from $30,000 in mini- grants that UCOR is awarding to fund science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) projects. UCOR annually…
