Paducah 101 Video 2021
Office of Environmental Management
In 1950, the Atomic Energy Commission, a predecessor agency to DOE, selected a 3,556-acre tract of government-owned land near Paducah, Kentucky, as the location to construct a second gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment plant (GDP) to support US national security needs. The Paducah GDP enriched uranium from 1952 to 2013 and was the last government-owned uranium enrichment facility operating in the United States. The Paducah GDP produced low-enriched uranium originally as feedstock for nuclear weapons materials and later for commercial nuclear power plants. Watch the video above to learn more about Paducah.
Field Manager
Joel B. Bradburne, Manager
Budget
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FY21 Enacted (in the millions) |
FY22 Enacted (in the millions) |
FY23 Requested (in the millions) |
| $316 | $319 | $282 |
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Major Contractor(s)
- Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, LLC
- Mid-America Conversion Services, LLC
- Swift and Staley
- Enterprise Technical Assistance Services, Inc. (ETAS)
Workers for EM Paducah Site deactivation and remediation contractor Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership use a jackhammer to break up concrete in the initial stage of construction on the Large Item Neutron Assay System facility.
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Purchasing environmentally friendly products is a longtime goal of EM’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project, and the site has been recognized for it for a third year in a row.
July 26, 2022
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A new environmental remediation project at EM’s Paducah Site will deploy a biological technology to eliminate underground contaminants that compromise the area’s groundwater.
June 28, 2022
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Kentucky’s governor recently awarded two prime contractors for EM’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) the state’s top safety and health award.
June 21, 2022
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EM has appointed five new members to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Citizens Advisory Board (CAB).
June 14, 2022
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EM is a key participant in a Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce initiative to provide current and future community leaders a deeper understanding of resources that support the regional economy of western Kentucky and southern Illinois.
June 7, 2022
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EM leaders recently got a firsthand look at cleanup progress being made at the Paducah Site in western Kentucky.
May 17, 2022
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Members of eight local advisory boards across the cleanup complex gathered on May 3-4 for the biannual Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) National Chairs meeting.
May 17, 2022
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Managers of the EM sites at Portsmouth, Ohio and Paducah, Kentucky, provided an update at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia last week on cleanup progress at the two locations.
March 15, 2022
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Daily cost saving measures continue to provide EM’s Paducah Site with a brighter future.
March 8, 2022
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One of EM’s two plants that convert depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) to more stable compounds recently returned to conversion operations following a 20-month safety pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 22, 2022
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