PPPO News Archive

Workers Clear One of Paducah Site’s Largest Storage Yards

EM’s Paducah Site recently transferred two 650-horsepower package boilers to the Paducah Area Community.

Zak Lafontaine is a world-class gamer.

During a visit, the club members learned about the history of the Paducah Site and met with site managers and workers to understand various careers.

College interns collected more than 19,000 pounds of food and other supplies for area nonprofit organizations so far in the Feds Feed families drive.

Two prime contractors at EM’s Paducah Site were recognized by Kentucky’s governor for excellence in health and safety performance for the past year.

Twenty college students will participate in this year’s U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Summer Internship program.

EM recently transferred ownership of more than 300,000 gallons of electrical insulating oil to the Paducah Area Community Reuse Organization (PACRO).

EM’s Paducah Site leaders recently met with managers from Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership for one of two partnering sessions scheduled for 2019.

Workers are making changes to reduce utility and maintenance costs for EM’s Paducah Site cleanup.

EM’s project to convert the nation’s inventory of depleted uranium hexafluoride to a more stable oxide form disposal recently achieved a milestone.

EM’s project to convert the nation’s inventory of depleted uranium hexafluoride to a more stable oxide form has reached its fiscal year.

The U.S. Department of Energy Paducah Site has announced two additional dates for public tours—June 1 and June 22, 2019.

DOE is pleased to announce the 2019 public-tour dates for the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County, Ohio.

Wheelersburg High School recently captured the South Central Ohio Regional Science Bowl title at Shawnee State University.

Seats are filling up as online registration for the Department of Energy’s Paducah Site public tours continues

Nanette Gallant was amazed by the extensiveness of the former gaseous diffusion plant operations.

Two of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Paducah Site contractors are accepting applications for their 2019 College Summer Internship

Calloway County Middle School of Murray, Kentucky, won the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) West Kentucky Regional Science Bowl February 15.

Gatton Academy won the DOE West Kentucky Regional Science Bowl and will represent the area in the National Finals.

EM converted 5,110 metric tons of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) into a more stable form from October through December last year.

DOE Transfers Excess Paducah Site Generator to Local Community

Mark Thang of Calloway County High School was recently named winner of the 2019 West Kentucky DOE Science Bowl t-shirt design contest.

Workers have cleaned up legacy materials in the C-400 Cleaning Building at EM’s Paducah Site.

More than 120 students recently took part in an interactive learning space hosted by EM’s PPPO deactivation and remediation contractor.