UCOR Boosts Grants for Region’s STEM Education
This year, UCOR gave $40,000 in grants for 38 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) projects in 28 regional schools. It marked the …
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OREM Transfers Unneeded Electrical Equipment to City of Oak Ridge for Reuse
With supply chain issues creating difficulties in obtaining critical infrastructure components, the transfer of various pieces of electrical equipment…
UCOR Increases STEM Mini-Grants for Area Schools to $40,000
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 $…
Nelson-Jean Shares Opportunities, Encouragement With Students in Oak Ridge
Students from various colleges and universities, some nearly 300 miles away, had come to tour cleanup sites and meet Nicole Nelson-Jean, EM’s associ…
UCOR CEO speaks out on ‘success,’ future
As the lead environmental cleanup contractor since 2011 for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, UCOR’s …
EM Continues Progress Eliminating Risks at Y-12
EM has prepared the East Column Exchange (COLEX) equipment at Oak Ridge for demolition following deactivation work that involved retrieving mercury fr…
Oak Ridge Contractor Employees Recruit Prospective Graduates for EM’s Cleanup
EM cleanup contractor UCOR is raising awareness among soon-to-be graduates in higher education about opportunities to work at Oak Ridge. In their late…
Diverse Employee Skills Ensure Oak Ridge Facilities Remain Safe, Stable
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and cleanup contractor UCOR are responsible for maintaining infrastructure that supports waste…
Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup Contract Transition News
In October 2021, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management awarded the $8.3 billion, 10-year Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup Contract to United Cleanup…
Deactivation Paves Way for Major Skyline Changes in Oak Ridge
Since the start of 2022, EM crews at Oak Ridge have finished deactivating the former Criticality Experiment Laboratory and the mercury-contaminated…