Workers at the Y-12 NSC Beta-1 building are preparing for demolition by conducting characterization and non-destructive assay surveys of potentially contaminated pipe in the building’s basement. Crews continue to pump out water that seeps in due to weather. #EnvironmentalCleanup

Meet UCOR’s Emergency Services Manager, Melissa Douglas. As a self-described “professional worrier,” she thinks of everything that could potentially go wrong and makes sure we have a plan in place if that happens. Watch the video to hear more from Melissa. youtu.be/vmIFr0uze94?fe…

Crews on Isotope Row have moved a mini excavator into Oak Ridge Lab's Building 3118, Radioisotope Laboratory H, for the demolition of the 3031 Hot Cell. UCOR continues making great progress for @oakridgeoffice toward deactivation and eventual demolition of the 12 buildings on Isotope Row

UCOR’s Sustainability Programs and Heritage Center teams certified a specific area of the site as a Monarch butterfly waystation, meaning it provides resources to increase the Monarch population. Workers removed scrap material from reused soil and planted milkweed & nectar seeds.

UCOR was a Platinum Circle sponsor of the 2024 CovenantHealth Artsclamation! fine art sale. The event benefits Peninsula Hospital, including the Senior Behavioral Health Center at Parkwest Medical Ctr and the Peninsula outpatient center at Methodist Medical Center.

UCOR has made significant demolition progress at Y-12 NSC's main Alpha-2 building over the last several weeks. More than 17,000 square feet of the 2.5-acre structure has been safely demolished, equivalent to more than 3 NBA basketball courts. #EnvironmentalCleanup

UCOR team members attended Methodist Medical Center’s Christmas Coffee & Holiday Lights for Health event, benefiting the Hospitality Houses. The houses provide free temporary lodging for patients/families. Our summer intern program held a donation drive in support of this effort.

Meet Josh Vajda, a Project Engineer with UCOR’s Site Integration & Cleanup team supporting Oak Ridge Lab. Josh’s contributions to American Nuclear Society during his 14 years of membership were recognized this year with both a 2024 ANS Presidential Citation & an ANS Special Award youtu.be/6V--Y4s9brQ?fe…

Christy Andrews, Logan Coffey, and Derek Holstein received a TeamsCount award for their work on the Alpha-2 Utility Reroutes project. Their efforts prevented what could have been more than 2 months & several million dollars in construction delays. Congratulations & great work!

#Demolition has officially begun on the 325,000 square foot Alpha-2 building, marking the first removal of a former uranium enrichment complex at Y-12! Tune in to watch how OREM and UCOR are making history at the site and opening land for the future.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) helped make the season brighter for 8 children at Emory Valley Center. ERG members from the Women, Black, Young Professionals, and Veterans groups sponsored two EVC Angel Tree children and generously bought toys, clothing, and shoes for their angels.

Congrats to Karen Balo, Joey Casey, Matt Hagenow, Mike Natzke, and Brad Tune on their innovative thinking to find a beneficial reuse for mulch generated by the Environmental Management Disposal Facility Groundwater Field Demonstration project. Great teamwork! #YouEarnedIt

Meet Dari Gabriel, a UCOR Field Engineer. She started as an intern with the Environmental Stewardship program, doing soil & water sampling. This spring, Dari will be a 2x graduate of Benedict College with her undergraduate & MBA degrees. youtu.be/kCd_PSksqHU?fe…

Congratulations to security professionals Steve Cox, Brent Hodson, and Robert Watkins. Their exceptional planning and execution of moving our Visitor Control and Badging office to the main level lobby at 701 Scarboro earned them a TeamsCount award. Great work, team! #YouEarnedIt

The team deactivating the Oak Ridge Lab Oak Ridge Graphite Reactor Filter house have filled, weighed, and removed 89 of roughly 130 drums of canal sediment waste & stored them for disposal. By using a new roller-style dolly, workers increased the amount of material pumped into each drum.

The Knoxville News Sentinel’s 40 Under 40 list is out and our very own Chief Engineer Christie Sudduth, is on it. Congratulations Christie! We are so proud of you. knoxnews.com/story/money/bu…

Congrats to our team that handles the multitude of Unreviewed Safety Question Determination (USQD) requests that our work requires. Their exceptional, timely response to these daily requests earned them a TeamsCount award. Keep up the great work! #YouEarnedIt

Meet Patrick Gilmartin, Project Manager for UCOR Critical Projects Enterprise and Integration. His favorite part of the job? Interacting with our client and other contractors. Patrick is a graduate of Lincoln Memorial University where he played golf and met his wife. youtu.be/A8fo5wwlh90?fe…

Shoutout to Gina Allison & Tim Hughes from our Radiological Protection (RP) Continuing Training Program for developing a new interactive escape room training. The exercise combines elements from previous training that participants use to solve RP puzzles to break free the fastest

UCOR's 2025 STEM Education Mini-Grant Application closes this Friday, March 14. K-12 teachers in Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, and Union counties (and their city systems) can apply. Get the details & apply online at ucor.com/minigrants/