October 10, 2023
Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office Celebrates 20 Years of Achievements
In 2003, EM created the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) to focus on the safe and effective cleanup of the federal government’s two remaining gaseous diffusion plants at the Portsmouth and Paducah sites.
September 12, 2023
Members of Congress, DOE Officials View Portsmouth Site Progress
Members of Congress and their staff, DOE officials and others visited EM’s Portsmouth Site in recent weeks where they received updates on future use plans for the site as well as decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) progress.
September 12, 2023
Portsmouth Site Builds Trust With Community at Open House Events
Portsmouth Site recently held open house sessions in Scioto and Pike counties enabling the public to speak one-on-one with representatives from EM, site contractors and various community-support organizations.
September 5, 2023
Portsmouth Site Reaches X-326 Process Building Demolition Debris Milestone
EM’s Portsmouth Site recently achieved a cleanup milestone with the last load of X-326 Process Building debris placed in the On-Site Waste Disposal Facility (OSWDF).
August 29, 2023
Portsmouth Site Connects With Community at County Fairs
Across the country, county fairs provide an opportunity for citizens to come together and build camaraderie. Each year, EM's Portsmouth Site joins neighbors in these local events as a means of community building and outreach.
August 15, 2023
Portsmouth Site Scores Four Million Safe Work Hours
Employees with Fluor-BWXT-Portsmouth (FBP), EM’s decontamination and decommissioning contractor for the Portsmouth Site, were recently treated to a luncheon, celebrating the completion of 4 million safe work hours.
July 13, 2023
DOE Awards Portsmouth Decontamination and Decommissioning Contract
DOE EM awarded the Portsmouth Decontamination and Decommissioning Contract (PORTS D&D) to Southern Ohio Cleanup Company, LLC (SOCCo) of Aiken, South Carolina for work to be performed at the Portsmouth Site in southern Ohio.
July 11, 2023
EM Awards $14 Million Fee to Portsmouth Site Contractor
EM’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) recently awarded $14 million, or about 95% of the available fee to the prime contractor at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio for its performance in the first half of fiscal year 2023.
May 9, 2023
Portsmouth, Paducah Kick Off Major Uranium Oxide Disposal Effort
EM has successfully commenced a major disposal effort for a key uranium-enrichment byproduct with the recent arrival of 60 uranium-oxide storage cylinders by rail at a licensed facility in west Texas.
April 25, 2023
DOE Honors Two EM Sites for Increasing Use of Zero-Emissions Vehicles
Just in time for Earth Day, DOE named EM’s Portsmouth Site and Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) as Green Fleet Award recipients last week for their exceptional efforts in ordering the most light-duty zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) in fiscal 2023.