Crews taking down the largest former uranium enrichment facility in the heart of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site recently removed the last of its nearly 15,000 panels containing asbestos, a marker of progress toward the aging structure’s demolition. June 9, 2026
Two universities in Ohio and Kentucky are collaborating to build STEM interest in local high school students and inspire them to pursue careers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth and Paducah sites. May 26, 2026
Two educators in communities near the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth, Ohio, and Paducah, Kentucky, locations are maximizing resources to help cultivate the next generation of talent to advance the nation’s energy sector and future redevelopment at the DOE sites. May 19, 2026
Demolition crews recently unleashed equipment, dubbed locally as the “Empress,” to begin tearing through the steel framework of the X-333 Process Building at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site. May 5, 2026
Decades of uranium enrichment operations at two former gaseous diffusion plants yielded thousands of cylinders of depleted uranium hexafluoride, or DUF6, that accumulated in storage yards. April 21, 2026
SB Energy, a SoftBank Group company, recently announced a unique public-private partnership to construct the world’s largest artificial intelligence data center on leased land at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site. April 7, 2026
Crews at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site are deactivating a unique facility that once housed more than 100 specialized laboratories, part of a broader plan to shrink the legacy footprint to enable long‑term economic growth, community revitalization and high‑quality jobs for American workers. April 7, 2026
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Oversized heavy shears and custom-made excavators will be used to efficiently dismantle the X-333 Process Building at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site. March 24, 2026
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