EM Appoints Five, Reappoints Two to Paducah Citizens Advisory Board

PADUCAH, Ky. – EM has appointed five new members to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Citizens Advisory Board (CAB).

William R. “Billy Bob” Clark is an operator with Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, which is the EM Paducah Site deactivation and remediation contractor, and represents the United Steel Workers. Hannah Chretien is an economic developer and chamber of commerce director in Ballard County, Kentucky. Myron Wessel is a senior process engineer working at Honeywell in Metropolis, Illinois. Riley Beth Willett is the director of the Graves County Health Department. Elizabeth Wilson is a loans servicing relief specialist at Paducah Bank.

Two reappointed members will continue their service for the next two years. Clinton Combs is an insurance agent with Peel & Holland Insurance in Benton, Kentucky. Frances L. Johnson is a retired vice president of governmental affairs for the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce and the executive director of the West Kentucky Regional Chamber Alliance.

The CAB is federally chartered to provide advice to EM concerning environmental remediation and future use of the Paducah Site in western Kentucky. It is comprised of up to 15 individuals from McCracken, Graves, Ballard, and Marshall Counties in Kentucky, and Massac County in Illinois. Volunteer members can serve up to three consecutive two-year terms.

Members represent a diverse group of interests within the community, such as business, academia, labor, local government, the environment and the general public. Additionally, the board has liaisons from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.