Paducah Photo Gallery

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A construction vehicle outside with a few employees standing beside it
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Crews at the Paducah Site pause to discuss how to best proceed with demolition of one of the 33 inactive facilities demolished earlier this year. The safe demolition of unused facilities has been ongoing at the Paducah Site in recent years as the cleanup mission progresses to prepare the site for reindustrialization.
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A large cylinder tank being lifted at the DUF6 center with a worker in safety gear standing beside it
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Technicians at the Paducah Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion Facility monitor operations as the 1,000th cylinder of depleted uranium hexafluoride is safely processed into a stable oxide form.
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A welder wearing protective gear working inside a facility building
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Workers segment a converter in support of continued deactivation activities at the Paducah C-333 Process Building.
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A large package on the back of a truck being lifted by a forklifted
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Technicians at the Paducah Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion Project facility prepare to install a newly fabricated cold box, part of a major system upgrade designed to eliminate vacuum pump failures and boost processing efficiency up to 15%.
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A man in protective gear surveying land
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A cultural survey is conducted to identify and document any cultural, historical or archaeological resources that may exist on or near a 188-acre parcel of land at the Paducah Site slated for transfer to the community for future reuse and economic development.
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Employees in safety gear replace valves on large metal cylinders
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Workers at the Paducah Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride plant install valve replacements for the specialized cylinders.
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An aerial view of the Paducah Site
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Depleted uranium hexafluoride cylinders stand in a cylinder yard at the Paducah Site. A portion of the site’s inventory of more than 40,000 remaining cylinders will be available to commercial partners to turn legacy coproduct of the former uranium enrichment process into opportunities for future energy supplies.
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Two employees on a lift crane working on a demolished building
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Crews prepare a legacy building for demolition at the Paducah Site.
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A construction vehicle outside with a few employees standing beside it
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Crews at the Paducah Site pause to discuss how to best proceed with demolition of one of the 33 inactive facilities demolished earlier this year. The safe demolition of unused facilities has been ongoing at the Paducah Site in recent years as the cleanup mission progresses to prepare the site for reindustrialization.
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Crews at the Paducah Site pause to discuss how to best proceed with demolition of one of the 33 inactive facilities demolished earlier this year. The safe demolition of unused facilities has been ongoing at the Paducah Site in recent years as the cleanup mission progresses to prepare the site for reindustrialization.