The annual Top Workplaces survey starts on Monday, February 9. The survey email will come from survey@energage.com. This is a real survey, not a trick. Our cybersecurity team will not send fake emails from this address during the survey period. The email will have the subject line “Energage Survey.”
We’ll experience some afternoon rain today and into tomorrow, tapering off in the morning, with a slight chance of a wintry mix early tomorrow in higher elevations. After a couple more days in the upper 30s, we will begin warming up Friday, with a high pushing 50. Temperatures through the weekend wi
Overthinking is one of the most common struggles people have. The mind replays conversations, predicts worst-case scenarios, and demands certainty before we act.We often find ourselves endlessly replaying conversations in our mind thinking about what “I could have, would have, should have done or sa
MEDIC will be conducting a blood drive at UCOR work locations from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 24 and 25. The bloodmobile will be at 701 Scarboro on March 24, and at K-1036 on March 25.
OREM and UCOR hosted a public meeting Thursday featuring poster stations that allowed attendees to interact with subject matter experts. More than 70 people attended the event, held at the Oak Ridge Conference Center.With this being the first public information meeting in FY 2026, attendees asked qu
A small but mighty ORNL Nuclear Operations crew responded to the cold and snow over the last two weekends. They conducted the following activities at Liquid and Gaseous Waste Operations facilities and Surveillance and Maintenance facilities across ORNL.Snow clearing: Removal of accumulated snow from
Beginning Feb. 19, the Mental Wellbeing Center will be conducting three distinct Lunch & Learn events on navigating some of the biggest challenges that we face throughout life involving career, relationships, financial concerns, and more. These presentations are focused on providing insight and sol
This is your last chance to join the Better Together challenge! If you’ve been thinking about signing up, now is the time to jump in and commit to yourself—with the support of a coworker by your side.Better Together is designed to help you focus on one meaningful goal over an 8-week period while sta
UCOR President and CEO Ken Rueter was the featured guest on this weekend’s broadcast of WBIR-TV’s “Inside Tennessee.” He discussed UCOR’s cleanup work and the future of the Oak Ridge Reservation. Watch the show here.
With last week’s retirement of Charlie Malarkey, Jill DeMella is now leading the Administrative Services organization. Jill has been serving as the deputy manager since Nov. 3.Jill has extensive experience managing human capital programs. She comes to UCOR from the U.S. Department of Homeland Securi
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A significant amount of vegetation and trees were recently removed at the Heritage Center surrounding Outfall 724 and the adjunct 770 embayment. The work was performed by AISI-CTI JV, a joint venture subcontract between AIS Infrastructure and CTI and Associates, Inc. AISI-CTI JV was originally onboa
A winter storm warning has been issued for Knox County from 1 p.m. tomorrow to 1 a.m. Sunday. Snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are possible depending on your location. Anderson and Roane counties are still under a winter weather advisory, with slightly less snowfall predicted. Travel could become
UCOR is once again recognizing American Heart Month with a “Red Out” on Feb. 11. You are encouraged to wear red that day and then submit photos of you and your teammates to wellness@orcc.doe.gov.Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. Approximately 80 percent of heart
Discounted tickets to both the men’s and women’s University of Tennessee basketball games are available to UCOR and subcontractor employees and their family members. Click here to access the discounted tickets website. All available games are being held at the Thompson-Bolling Arena at Food City Cen
This month’s episode of Energycast focuses on OREM’s ambitious cleanup goals for 2026. One item is already complete with UCOR’s removal of the 325,000-square-foot Alpha-2 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex. This project showcases the scale of the work underway and contributed to the 64 m
After a forecast of significant snow and ice this past weekend, UCOR’s Landfill Operations initiated its winter storm recovery plan to get landfill operations on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) back up and running.Prior to the storm, Landfill Operations implemented various recovery plan efforts to m
UCORs Quality Assurance System (QAS) can capture any compensatory measures that may be or have been in place until actions have been completed. For Significant or Adverse Issues, consider documenting them within QAS. This feature is found under the “Analysis” tab within the Issue. If compensatory me
P.J. Blaylock is a laborer working at Y-12 and has been with UCOR for 6 years. She is currently working with the CSLM project at Beta-1. She loves spending time with her four small dogs and also with family members. To learn more about P.J., watch the video here.
To protect our workforce, maintain a healthy fleet, and remain compliant with DOE and federal requirements, the workforce must report any vehicle incident involving government-owned, GSA-leased, or commercially leased vehicles in a timely manner. Here are some do’s and don’ts when encountering an in
The Elevate Partner Challenge is a voluntary 8-week opportunity for all members of the workforce to focus on a personal goal that matters to you—with built-in accountability and weekly reflection.Participants choose one individual goal and receive weekly check-in questions designed to build awarenes
Three new supervisors have been named in the Core Engineering Services group of the Technical and Engineering Services (TES) organization.Tyler Hughes is responsible for the Mechanical Process Group. Kevin Maddocks now oversees the Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls team. Hunter Reilly leads the
While we warm up a little to the mid-30s today, the wind chill will make it seem much colder. A cold week and weekend are ahead, as high temperatures will remain in the 30s with overnight lows in the teens and 20s. No precipitation is expected for the rest of the week. We won’t rise out of the 30s u
At the Y-12 National Security Complex’s Alpha-4 facility, UCOR’s Deactivation and Demolition (D&D) teams have implemented an innovative drum crusher, yielding over $300,000 in cost avoidance for the project.This strategic adoption, initiated in 2024 during Alpha-4 legacy sorting and segregation plan
