Portsmouth Paducah Project Office

When it comes to safely demolishing a 33-acre facility, Portsmouth Site team members think pink: They painted nearly 300 valves inside a former uranium enrichment plant bright pink to make their presence easily visible during the building demolition. February 25, 2026

Cleanup at the Paducah Site is advancing thanks to new technology to efficiently scan equipment for uranium deposits as crews deactivate a second former uranium enrichment process building at the site to prepare it for eventual demolition. February 17, 2026

Since work began to prepare the first former uranium enrichment process building for eventual demolition at the Paducah Site, one number loomed large: 497. February 10, 2026

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management crews have begun clearing trees at the Paducah Site to prepare for new tenant General Matter to eventually build a uranium enrichment plant on about 100 acres of leased land. February 3, 2026