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UCOR is preparing to demolish the massive Alpha-2 building at the Y-12 National Security Complex. Workers are filling the basement area with a concrete mixture, creating a slab that will allow heavy equipment to maneuver during demolition. https://lnkd.in/eSATTzub

UCOR partnered with contractor PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SVCS to develop a treatment pathway for 25, 55-gallon drums of hard-to-treat waste that have been in storage on the Oak Ridge Reservation for over 30 years. The waste contains a unique class of chemicals called dioxins and furans, which require a specialized refinement or “treatment train” to prepare the waste for disposal. #EnvironmentalCleanup

Crews at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Research Reactor (Building 3042) are using a hydraulic reciprocating saw to section the reactor shell for placement in a shipping cask. Underwater cutting of the lower reactor vessel is also in progress while workers repair the facility crane. The team is making final preparations for packaging and shipping the vessel. #EnvironmentalCleanup

UCOR always looks for ways to reuse materials rather than sending them to landfills. After removing asphalt from a decommissioned portion of Bear Creek Road, we reused the asphalt at the under-construction Environmental Management Disposal Facility, which will handle Oak Ridge Reservation cleanup waste. We also shipped 3,140 tons to Duracap Asphalt Paving Company, Inc. for reuse in new asphalt mixtures. #sustainability #EnvironmentalCleanup

Cleaning up former nuclear sites is more than tearing down buildings. In fact, 10 years ago ETTP workers removed more than 60 rusty, empty metal storage containers that once dotted the ETTP landscape. They disposed of more than 500 truckloads of this legacy waste—enough to cover a basketball court 30 feet deep. #EnvironmentalCleanup

Meet falcon (the bird) enthusiast and Maryville College alumni Bradley Russell, UCOR's Sustainability Program Manager. https://lnkd.in/eGiFsHzJ

Congratulations to UCOR’s Dr. Joshua Vajda who this week received the 2024 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Special Award. Josh, a project engineer, received the award for his “achievements and contributions to advancing peaceful applications of nuclear technology and addressing future challenges.” #YouEarnedIt

Crews are prepping to clean up a canal at the Oak Ridge Graphite Reactor facilities. Workers lifted a large cement hatch to access the duct work below. They will have to build a form in the duct to prevent any air flow into the facility so they can pour 280 yards of grout into the approximately 160’ of duct between the reactor facility and its filter house. #EnvironmentalCleanup

Our interns are getting involved with technology development. Three interns completed LiDAR scanning at ORNL Building 3042, the Oak Ridge Research Reactor. LiDAR is a remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges. Using LiDAR, the team can develop data points and images to create a 3D map of the building basement for safer deactivation work. #EnvironmentalCleanup

Check out the new edition of Gone Fission with UCOR's intern coordinator Shannon Potter. https://lnkd.in/eTXsyphm