November 8, 2022
PPPO Sites Conclude 2022 Public Tours With Extensive Public Interest
EM’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) sites in Portsmouth, Ohio and Paducah, Kentucky recently wrapped up their 2022 public tour campaigns, which garnered high interest from the public.
November 1, 2022
Paducah Completes First-of-a-Kind Scanning Facility
Crews have finished building a first-of-a-kind DOE facility that sets the stage to change the way EM’s Paducah Site scans, packages and disposes equipment and waste for the foreseeable future.
October 25, 2022
EM Restarts DUF6 Conversion at Improved Portsmouth, Paducah Facilities
Both of EM’s conversion plants that recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) to safer and more beneficial products are back in business with improved safety and sustainability measures following a COVID-19 operational pause.
October 11, 2022
Virtual Museum Catalogs History of Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
A virtual museum cataloging the history of EM’s Paducah Site is available online.
October 4, 2022
White, Community Leaders Discuss Future Roadmap for Paducah Site
Local leaders from Paducah, Kentucky recently visited Washington, D.C. to meet with EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White and other senior DOE officials to discuss the post-cleanup future for the Paducah Site.
September 9, 2022
2020 Paducah Annual Site Environmental Report
The attached is a copy of the 2020 Paducah Annual Site Environmental Report.
September 6, 2022
EM’s Nelson-Jean Views Cleanup Progress at PPPO Sites
Nicole Nelson-Jean, EM associate principal deputy assistant secretary for field operations, toured cleanup operations at the Portsmouth and Paducah sites and visited the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO).
August 23, 2022
Paducah Tests Its First Robot to Support Cleanup Mission
Workers are introducing a first at EM’s Paducah Site — use of robot technology — to set the stage for future deactivation and remediation work at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP).
August 16, 2022
Paducah’s Citizens Advisory Board Visits DUF6 Conversion Facility
Members of the Paducah Site’s citizens advisory board (CAB) recently visited one of EM’s two plants that convert depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) to more stable compounds.
June 28, 2022
Paducah Site to Use Biology to Eliminate Groundwater Contamination at Source
A new environmental remediation project at EM’s Paducah Site will deploy a biological technology to eliminate underground contaminants that compromise the area’s groundwater.