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Portsmouth, Paducah Cleanup Enabling U.S. Energy, Manager Says
Cleanup progress at the former Portsmouth and Paducah uranium enrichment plants is helping enable new opportunities for local communities to continue advancing U.S. energy and U.S. security goals, Joel Bradburne, manager of the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO), said here last week.
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High School in West Kentucky Advances to DOE National Science Bowl
Owensboro High School Team #1 recently won this year’s U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) West Kentucky Regional Science Bowl, culminating months of planning by volunteers and coaches for an event touted as the region’s most prominent science competition for high school students.
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EM Awards Fees for Contractors’ Performance Across DOE Complex
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) recently awarded performance-based fee payments to 14 of its contractors at sites across the DOE complex, including Hanford, Savannah River, Paducah, Portsmouth, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Idaho, Nevada, Los Alamos, and Savannah River National Laboratory.
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PPPO Supports Fundraisers, Food Drives for Feds Feed Families
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) recently hosted fundraisers and food drives to help stock local food pantries through Feds Feed Families, an annual campaign led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Portsmouth, Paducah Wrap Up Successful 2024 Public Tours
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) sites recently completed another successful public tour season boosted by an influx of visitors from across the country.