January 17, 2023
EM Names Knerr as Deputy Manager of Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office
EM has selected Reinhard Knerr, manager of the Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO), to serve as deputy manager of the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) in Lexington, Kentucky, effective Jan. 29.
January 10, 2023
Paducah Breaks Ground on New Site Emergency Operations Center
As EM’s Paducah Site completed its first emergency exercise since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, construction crews broke ground on the new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to improve coordination and response to emergencies across the site.
December 20, 2022
Paducah Removes 1 Million Pounds of Hazardous Refrigerant, Achieving Priority
EM successfully removed 1 million pounds of an ozone-depleting chemical from the Paducah Site, a benefit to the environment comparable to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by taking about 10,000 vehicles off the road in a year.
December 13, 2022
Heath Middle School Students Design Winning Science Bowl T-shirt
Three eighth graders from Heath Middle School (HMS) won this year’s DOE West Kentucky Regional Science Bowl t-shirt design contest.
December 6, 2022
White Joins Members of Congress to Celebrate Portsmouth’s 70th Anniversary
EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White recently joined elected officials, local stakeholders and nearly 2,000 employees at the Portsmouth Site to celebrate the gaseous diffusion plant’s 70th anniversary.
December 6, 2022
Portsmouth Tests Electric Mowers to Cut Emissions, Enhance Safety
EM’s Portsmouth Site recently evaluated the use of electric mowers to provide a safer, greener future for grounds maintenance activities.
November 22, 2022
Portsmouth Site Marks 70th Anniversary With 'Past, Present, Future' Celebration
EM’s Portsmouth Site marked its 70th anniversary on Monday with its “Past, Present, Future” celebration.
November 22, 2022
‘Brothers Osborne’ Make Up ‘O-Team’ at Portsmouth Site
Most people may never get the opportunity to work with family members, but it’s been a harmonious family affair for a trio of brothers at the Portsmouth Site, who have worked together closely for the past 10 years.
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.