As the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management works to enable American energy and security, innovative approaches and strong partnerships at the Portsmouth and Paducah sites drive efforts to transform liabilities into assets to help unleash nuclear power.
September 30, 2025 The more than 80 community leaders who took part in the recent Paducah Chamber of Commerce Fly-In discussed environmental cleanup progress, upcoming project milestones and long term planning for reindustrialization of the Paducah Site with members of Kentucky’s congressional delegation and U.S. Department of Energy leaders.
As the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management addresses the legacy of the past, it has incredible opportunities to be part of what’s been dubbed Manhattan Project 2.0, a strong vision for the future focused on winning the global artificial intelligence race and ushering in a nuclear renaissance to fuel it, acting EM Assistant Secretary Joel Bradburne said in the keynote address at the 2025 National Cleanup Workshop.
U.S. Department of Energy officials and Paducah, Kentucky, community members take part in a meeting of the annual Paducah Chamber of Commerce Fly-In. September 23, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Paducah Site has incorporated amateur radio into a drill for its emergency management program. September 23, 2025
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management crews recently reached a historic milestone of over 40 million safe hours at the Savannah River Site and received an award from the National Safety Council at the Paducah Site. September 16, 2025
Career longevity has come into focus recently at the Portsmouth Site, where 17 of the more than 2,000 contractor workers there have marked over 50 years of service, with one employee at 56 years. September 16, 2025.
The National Safety Council has awarded the deactivation and remediation contractor at the Paducah Site its Million Work Hours Award, reflecting the safe completion of some of the most complex and challenging work at the site. September 9, 2025
The Portsmouth Paducah Project Office is modernizing its depleted uranium hexafluoride conversion facilities by installing a new system designed to significantly enhance safety, improve efficiency and reduce operational pauses. September 2, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy has recognized its environmental cleanup program for superior performance and exemplary service in project management. August 26, 2025