U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management Tim Walsh joined industry leaders and local, state and national representatives to announce the development of a new American Energy Hub at the Paducah Site. August 4, 2026
Security forces at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth and Paducah sites are streamlining programs and services to strengthen protection of personnel, property and information, enabling more focus on completing cleanup and supporting future use opportunities at the sites. August 4, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a landmark partnership expected to create approximately 8,000 construction jobs and 600 permanent jobs.
Murray State University computer science student Cale Tonazzi’s summer internship at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Paducah Site provided a lesson that cannot be taught in classrooms. July 28, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management Paducah Site and the West McCracken Fire Department have benefited from a mutual aid agreement to enhance emergency response capabilities since 2019. July 21, 2026
Bringing together third grade students, high school mentors and interactive learning stations proved successful to introduce students to a wide range of career paths at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site. July 14, 2026
Heavy equipment and engineered design plans are not the only aspects of facility demolition at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site. June 30, 2026
Members of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management workforce recently discussed job opportunities with area teachers and administrators as they toured the Paducah Site. June 23, 2026
Past planning efforts and collaboration are leading to future energy and economic development in southern Ohio, particularly at the Portsmouth Site, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joel Bradburne, who recently served as the keynote speaker at the Appalachian Ohio State of the Region Conference at Ohio University. June 16, 2026
Crews taking down the largest former uranium enrichment facility in the heart of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site recently removed the last of its nearly 15,000 panels containing asbestos, a marker of progress toward the aging structure’s demolition. June 9, 2026