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 at the Savannah
River Remediation Project.
Marston joined the UCOR team as manager of project support for the Deactivation and
Decommissioning (D&D) group in September 2011. In this role, he headed a matrixed
organization of project support personnel that included engineering, planning, radiological
protection, characterization, environmental compliance, waste management, industrial safety,
industrial hygiene, and procurement personnel. He also provided technical oversight and input to
project teams engaged in the planning and execution of D&D work scopes, and he led project
performance measurement efforts in support of prime contractor award fee negotiations. More
recently, Marston was assigned as deputy area project manager for the D&D group as a part of a
realignment of UCOR D&D projects.
“Matt was selected for this position because of the exceptional work he has done on our D&D
projects and the vast knowledge he brought to UCOR,” said Leo Sain, UCOR president and
project manager. “I’m certain his D&D experience will help him continue his excellent
performance in this new role as we work to safely and cost-efficiently clean up ETTP and other
sites in Oak Ridge.”
Working on ETTP D&D projects was the latest achievement of Marston’s 28-year career, which
has focused on nuclear site D&D, engineering, and project management. He previously served as
the chief operating officer for TSSD Services, Inc. in Oakland, Maine, where he was responsible
for recruiting and placement of temporary and permanent professional and technical personnel
for clients in the nuclear industry, business development, and contract administration. He was
also responsible for development and implementation of corporate policies, programs, and
procedures. Before becoming chief operating officer for TSSD, he served as a management
consultant and manager of projects for the company. He has also served in management roles at
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company in East Hampton, Conn.; Pickering Nuclear
Generator Station in Pickering, Ontario; Bath Iron Works Corporation in Bath, Maine; and
various other projects. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the
University of Maine.
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UCOR is the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management contractor at the Oak Ridge
Reservation. It is responsible for deactivation and demolition of the K-25 facility at ETTP, as
well as other specific scopes of work at ETTP, the Y-12 National Security Complex, and the Oak
Ridge National Laboratory.