Paducah News

The U.S. Department of Energy today issued a formal Record of Decision (ROD) for the safe shipment and disposal of depleted uranium oxide.

EM’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office is set to make the first major skyline change later this year with demolition beginning on the X-326 building.

Growing up in Kentucky’s capital of Frankfort, Tyler Hicks knew a lot of state employees.

On February 21, 2020, a team from Lone Oak Middle School of Paducah, Kentucky won the U.S. Department of Energy’s West Kentucky Regional Science Bowl.

Louisville science teacher Amy Shumate last year visited the Paducah Site and plans to incorporate what she learned into her instruction.

The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science Team One of Bowling Green, Kentucky, today won the DOE West Kentucky Science Bowl.

Heath Middle School students receive a $500 check for their school for winning the official T-Shirt design contest for the regional science bowl.

The environment health and safety magazine has named EM’s prime infrastructure contractor at the Paducah Site as one of America’s Safest Companies.

Deactivation and remediation workers with FRNP recently surpassed one million work hours without a lost-time accident or illness.

Workers recently made progress in the deactivation and remediation of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.

Paducah Site Engineer Turns Challenges into Opportunities

Workers Clear One of Paducah Site’s Largest Storage Yards

EM’s Paducah Site recently transferred two 650-horsepower package boilers to the Paducah Area Community.

During a visit, the club members learned about the history of the Paducah Site and met with site managers and workers to understand various careers.

College interns collected more than 19,000 pounds of food and other supplies for area nonprofit organizations so far in the Feds Feed families drive.

Two prime contractors at EM’s Paducah Site were recognized by Kentucky’s governor for excellence in health and safety performance for the past year.

Twenty college students will participate in this year’s U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Summer Internship program.

EM recently transferred ownership of more than 300,000 gallons of electrical insulating oil to the Paducah Area Community Reuse Organization (PACRO).

EM’s Paducah Site leaders recently met with managers from Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership for one of two partnering sessions scheduled for 2019.

Workers are making changes to reduce utility and maintenance costs for EM’s Paducah Site cleanup.

EM’s project to convert the nation’s inventory of depleted uranium hexafluoride to a more stable oxide form disposal recently achieved a milestone.

EM’s project to convert the nation’s inventory of depleted uranium hexafluoride to a more stable oxide form has reached its fiscal year.

The U.S. Department of Energy Paducah Site has announced two additional dates for public tours—June 1 and June 22, 2019.

Seats are filling up as online registration for the Department of Energy’s Paducah Site public tours continues

Nanette Gallant was amazed by the extensiveness of the former gaseous diffusion plant operations.