PPPO News

A large group of employees spelling out the number "10" with their bodies
Four contractors with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) recently reached significant safety milestones, collectively achieving nearly 18 million safe work hours.
Employees using a tow motor to move a large cylinder
Recent upgrades have significantly improved operational efficiency, safety and environmental sustainability for the Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Project at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth, Ohio, and Paducah, Kentucky, sites.
A group of employees in safety gear participate in a training
A radiation protection training supervisor has generated excitement in employee learning at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management’s Portsmouth Site with the help of life-size board games, interactive competitions, and escape rooms where employees solve puzzles that require calculations, procedures and job knowledge to solve.
Collage of DOE leadership and Congress members speaking at a podium
More than 100 people attended the first U.S. House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus event of the year, where officials spoke to the theme of “Cleanup Today for a Nuclear Tomorrow —How the DOE Office of Environmental Management is Helping to Unleash Energy Innovation and Commercial Nuclear Power.”