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UCOR removes high-risk parts from K-25’s Tc-99 area

Posted at 1:14 pm November 6, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

K-25 Sodium Fluoride Trap Removal

UCOR uses cranes to remove high-risk sodium fluoride, or NaF, traps from the K-25 Building in west Oak Ridge. (Submitted photo)

The federal cleanup contractor in Oak Ridge announced on Tuesday that it has removed one of the highest-risk parts left in the K-25 Building.

That building was once the world’s largest building under one roof, but it has been shut down for decades and is now being demolished.

In a press release Tuesday, cleanup contractor UCOR said it had used cranes to remove five sodium fluoride, or NaF, traps. The traps contain a material that was used to absorb uranium, and they were in the section of the K-25 Building known as the Tc-99 area, which is being deactivated so it can be demolished.

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Filed Under: Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: CH2M Oak Ridge LLC, cleanup contractor, demolition, K-25 Building, NaF traps, sodium fluoride, Tc-99, U.S. Department of Energy, UCOR, URS

UCOR and steel workers union approve four-year contract

Posted at 8:04 pm August 11, 2012
By John Huotari 2 Comments

A steel workers union has approved a new four-year contract with UCOR, the U.S. Department of Energy’s cleanup contractor in Oak Ridge, for work at the former K-25 site.

The agreement between UCOR and the United Steel Workers Local No. 9-288 of Oak Ridge includes a 2 percent wage increase in each of the next four years and benefit changes similar to those announced for non-union employees earlier this year, a press release said.

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Filed Under: Business, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: CH2M Oak Ridge, cleanup, East Tennessee Technology Park, K-25, U.S. Department of Energy, UCOR, United Steel Workers Local No. 9-288, URS

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