As the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management works to enable American energy and security, innovative approaches and strong partnerships at the Portsmouth and Paducah sites drive efforts to transform liabilities into assets to help unleash nuclear power.
U.S. Department of Energy officials and Paducah, Kentucky, community members take part in a meeting of the annual Paducah Chamber of Commerce Fly-In. September 23, 2025
Career longevity has come into focus recently at the Portsmouth Site, where 17 of the more than 2,000 contractor workers there have marked over 50 years of service, with one employee at 56 years. September 16, 2025.
The Portsmouth Paducah Project Office is modernizing its depleted uranium hexafluoride conversion facilities by installing a new system designed to significantly enhance safety, improve efficiency and reduce operational pauses. September 2, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy has recognized its environmental cleanup program for superior performance and exemplary service in project management. August 26, 2025
The Portsmouth Paducah Project Office recently met a DOE Office of Environmental Management priority for 2025 after successfully converting more than 1,000 cylinders of depleted uranium hexafluoride into a safer, more stable oxide form. August 26, 2025
Leaders from the Portsmouth Site recently met with representatives from the Ohio Nuclear Development Authority during their first visit to the Portsmouth Site. August 19, 2025
Cleanup crews have placed the final layer of a special soil forming the ideal foundation for two new cells being constructed at the On-Site Waste Disposal Facility at the Portsmouth Site. July 22, 2025
Crews at the Portsmouth Site have kicked off another phase of excavating a legacy groundwater plume at the site. July 8, 2025
Just six months into 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management has racked up significant cleanup accomplishments across the country, with more progress on the horizon, senior EM federal and contractor executives said here last week. June 17, 2025.