Safely Reducing Environmental Risks. We are cleaning up contaminated, unused facilities on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR). In addition to removing excess facilities, we maintain facilities across ORR that are waiting for disposition. We also provide critical upgrades to extend the life of active, but aging, facilities. This continues the same work done by the former UCOR from 2011 to 2022.
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UCOR and DOE's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management finished a major groundwater study at the Environmental Management Disposal Facility site. The results guide the final design and keep construction on schedule for 2030.
Read the full story: www.energy.gov/em/articles/groundwater-study-informs-design-oak-ridge-disposal-facility
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UCOR’s Industrial Hygiene team is making safety stronger and work faster by inviting equipment manufacturers to our Oak Ridge sites each month. Workers get face-to-face time to ask questions and learn how to fix instruments on the spot. This new approach is saving weeks of downtime and big repair costs. Watch the full story: youtu.be/dTW8_pizKk8
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UCOR won the 2026 EPEAT Purchaser Award for responsible electronics purchasing! By choosing EPEAT registered products, we help lower greenhouse gases, save energy, and reduce waste.
We bought 962 EPEAT products in 2025, including gold certified laptops and monitors, saving $30,583. This is our tenth time winning the award and our first time being honored in three categories.
Big thanks to our IT and Supply Chain teams for supporting our work to protect the environment and promote a circular economy.
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Groundwater Study Informs Design for Oak Ridge Disposal Facility
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) has completed a two-year data collection campaign measuring groundwater elevation levels, a crucial component to inform its Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF) project. When constructed, EMDF will provide the waste disposal capacity needed to continue OREM’s large scale cleanup projects at the Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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Small Businesses Deliver Big in Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) recently honored six small businesses whose work has advanced key cleanup projects this year. Since beginning its current contract with OREM in 2022, the company has awarded more than $1 billion in subcontracts, with 84% — or $840 million — going to small businesses.
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Oak Ridge Identifies and Removes Hazards from Former Lab Slated for Demo
Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) cleanup crews are removing radioactive materials from Building 3029, a legacy production lab at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The project represents a major risk-reduction effort in ORNL’s central campus. The work underway is paving the way for future demolition that opens space for important research missions.
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Facility Moves Closer to D&D After Oak Ridge Removes 447 Legacy Containers
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) has wrapped up a four-year risk reduction effort at a legacy facility after contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) removed 447 containers of legacy waste from it, moving crews closer to the start of full-scale deactivation and eventual demolition. One of the largest structures at the Y-12 National Security Complex, Alpha-4 covers nearly 13 acres of land.
Safety
We Strive to Set the Standard in Safety
Safety is always the top priority at UCOR. We are a DOE Voluntary Protection Program Star site, a designation given to only the safest sites in the DOE Complex. Our award-winning safety performance has earned us many accolades.
Employee involvement is a key aspect of our safety culture. We empower our workers to stop work if they see something questionable. We also have strong worker engagement program to ensure our team members feel safe in their work environment.
