DOE missions at the Paducah Site include environmental cleanup, waste management, depleted uranium conversion, deactivation and decommissioning, re-industrialization, and long-term stewardship. Although the plant is leased and operated by USEC, environmental restoration and related waste management activities associated with past practices will be conducted by DOE. Future plant shut down and cleanup activities will be the responsibility of USEC.
Enforcement
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Unplanned doses to a small number of workers at Sandia National Laboratories, managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC.October 30, 2026
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Classified Information Security Violations at Nevada National Security Sites’ Special Technologies LaboratoryOctober 23, 2026 -
Thumb Amputation at the Savannah River SiteAugust 31, 2026 -
Worker Injury Involving a Telehandler Truss Boom at the Translational Research Facility at Oak Ridge National LaboratoryAugust 28, 2026
Safety Oversight Reports
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Independent Assessment of Conduct of Operations at the Idaho Cleanup Project Radioactive Waste Management ComplexOctober 21, 2026 -
Independent Assessment of the Fire Protection Program at the Paducah SiteOctober 21, 2026
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Lessons Learned from Assessments of Emergency Management Programs at U.S. Department of Energy Sites During Fiscal Year 2026October 21, 2026 -
Worker Toluene Overexposure at the Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion Facility near Paducah, KentuckyAugust 28, 2026
Security and Cybersecurity Oversight Reports
Independent Focused Assessment of Material Control and Accountability Program at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, June 16, 2022
Office of Safeguards and Security Assessments Limited-Notice Performance Tests at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Conducted December 16-18, 2019
Office of Security Assessments Appraisal of the Material Control and Accountability Program at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, August 6, 2019
Office of Enterprise Assessments Assessment of the Material Control and Accountability Program at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, May 1, 2017
Office of Enterprise Assessments Limited-Scope Assessment of Protective Force Management and Capabilities at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, March 29-31, 2016
Independent Review of the Cyber Security Program at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, December 2015
Independent Review of the Cyber Security Program at the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, December 2015
Office of Enterprise Assessments Inspection of the Material Control and Accountability Program at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, September 9-10, 2015
Review of the Material Control and Accountability Activities at the Paducah Department of Energy Reservation, October 2014
Independent Oversight Review of the Security Areas at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, December 2011
Independent Oversight Material Control and Accountability Site Assistance Visit at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, February 2011