BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T083000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:ETEC - Ken Rueter\, President & CEO\, UCOR - Retirement Celebration DESCRIPTION:Join us at ETEC\, in person or virtually\, on Friday\, May 1\, 2026\, at 7:30 a.m. as we celebrate the retirement of Ken Rueter\, President and CEO of UCOR\, and recognize his leadership and lasting contributions to the Oak Ridge community and the broader energy sector.His bio is below.No registration is necessary for in-person attendance. Register in advance for the VIRTUAL #ETEConline meeting here: https://tennessee.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrd-CgrDMiHNTsDsHqH0FyubCh2ys57LzH#/registration \nFor more information about ETEC's weekly meetings\, click here. \nVisit the Find Us page for the meeting location\, address\, and map.\n\n\n\n\nKen Rueter\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, UCOR\nKen Rueter is President and Chief Executive Officer of UCOR\, the Department of Energy's (DOE) cleanup contractor for the Oak Ridge Reservation. As President of UCOR\, Ken has guided and motivated a professional management team and hundreds of skilled workers as they successfully undertake the largest environmental cleanup in DOE's history. Together\, he and the UCOR workforce are eliminating hazards and reducing risks in East Tennessee.Under Ken's oversight\, UCOR has experienced an unmatched record of success not only finishing major projects ahead of schedule and under budget but doing so safely as demonstrated by DOE's awarding UCOR Star status in its Voluntary Protection Program. As a result of Ken's leadership\, UCOR's incentive award fees from DOE have been among the highest in the complex.During almost three decades of industry experience\, Ken has led all aspects of site cleanup and remediation\, radioactive waste treatment and project integration\,including construction\, risk management as well as cost and schedule development. Previously\, Ken served as President of Savannah River Remediation LLC and as Project Manager for the Savannah River Liquid Waste Project.Earlier in his career\, Ken served as Chief Operating Officer for the Hanford Tank Operations Contract in Washington State and as Director of Project Integration for Washington River Protection Solutions at DOE's Hanford site.Ken is most proud of building investment-worthy enterprises that deliver more value to the customer for every dollar spent. That philosophy is paying off as DOE has exercised the option period of UCOR's Oak Ridge contract\, opening the door for even more work through 2020.In Oak Ridge\, Ken is an active community leader\, representing UCOR as a member of local organizations that promote economic development\, entrepreneurship\, health and wellness\, outdoor recreational opportunities\, and civic pride. These groups include the East Tennessee Economic Council and the Energy\, Technology and Environmental Business Association. Under Ken's oversight\, UCOR\, its employees and subcontractors also donate more than $100\,000 to area United Way organizations each year.He serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Construction Research and Training. He was the 2016 recipient of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' prestigious Management Division Award. In 2017\, he was presented with the East Tennessee Economic Council Muddy Boot Award\, recognizing his contributions to the Oak Ridge community.In 2019\, the National Safety Council recognized Ken's personal commitment to safety and his philosophy of safety as a prerequisite to all work by naming him a CEO who "Gets It." This prestigious designation is presented to leaders who go above and beyond to protect employees both on and off the job.\n\n\nHII Nuclear sponsors this month's ETEC Friday Morning Meeting Series. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us at ETEC\, in person or virtually\, on Friday\, May 1\, 2026\, at 7:30 a.m. as we celebrate the retirement of Ken Rueter\, President and CEO of UCOR\, and recognize his leadership and lasting contributions to the Oak Ridge community and the broader energy sector.

His bio is below.

No registration is necessary for in-person attendance.

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Register in advance for the VIRTUAL #ETEConline meeting here: \;https://tennessee.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrd-CgrDMiHNTsDsHqH0FyubCh2ys57LzH#/registration \;


For more information about ETEC&rsquo\;s weekly meetings\, \;click here. \;


Visit the \;Find Us page \;for the meeting location\, address\, and map.






Ken Rueter\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, UCOR

Ken Rueter is President and Chief Executive Officer of UCOR\, the Department of Energy'\;s (DOE) cleanup contractor for the Oak Ridge Reservation. As President of UCOR\, Ken has guided and motivated a professional management team and hundreds of skilled workers as they successfully undertake the largest environmental cleanup in DOE&rsquo\;s history. Together\, he and the UCOR workforce are eliminating hazards and reducing risks in East Tennessee.

Under Ken&rsquo\;s oversight\, UCOR has experienced an unmatched record of success &ndash\; not only finishing major projects ahead of schedule and under budget but doing so safely as demonstrated by DOE&rsquo\;s awarding UCOR Star status in its Voluntary Protection Program. As a result of Ken&rsquo\;s leadership\, UCOR&rsquo\;s incentive award fees from DOE have been among the highest in the complex.

During almost three decades of industry experience\, Ken has led all aspects of site cleanup and remediation\, radioactive waste treatment and project integration\,

including construction\, risk management as well as cost and schedule development. Previously\, Ken served as President of Savannah River Remediation LLC and as Project Manager for the Savannah River Liquid Waste Project.

Earlier in his career\, Ken served as Chief Operating Officer for the Hanford Tank Operations Contract in Washington State and as Director of Project Integration for Washington River Protection Solutions at DOE&rsquo\;s Hanford site.

Ken is most proud of building investment-worthy enterprises that deliver more value to the customer for every dollar spent. That philosophy is paying off as DOE has exercised the option period of UCOR&rsquo\;s Oak Ridge contract\, opening the door for even more work through 2020.

In Oak Ridge\, Ken is an active community leader\, representing UCOR as a member of local organizations that promote economic development\, entrepreneurship\, health and wellness\, outdoor recreational opportunities\, and civic pride. These groups include the East Tennessee Economic Council and the Energy\, Technology and Environmental Business Association. Under Ken&rsquo\;s oversight\, UCOR\, its employees and subcontractors also donate more than $100\,000 to area United Way organizations each year.

He serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Construction Research and Training. He was the 2016 recipient of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers'\; prestigious Management Division Award. In 2017\, he was presented with the East Tennessee Economic Council Muddy Boot Award\, recognizing his contributions to the Oak Ridge community.

In 2019\, the National Safety Council recognized Ken'\;s personal commitment to safety and his philosophy of safety as a prerequisite to all work by naming him a CEO who "\;Gets It."\; This prestigious designation is presented to leaders who go above and beyond to protect employees both on and off the job.




HII Nuclear sponsors this month'\;s ETEC Friday Morning Meeting Series.


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