September 26, 2023
Facility Demolitions Support Community Reuse at Paducah Site
EM transferred more than 180,000 pounds of reusable and recyclable materials recovered during the demolition process for 16 unused, outdated facilities at the Paducah Site over the past year to a local community reuse organization.
September 19, 2023
Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Meets With DOE Representatives
Members of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce met with EM and DOE Office of Nuclear Energy representatives during their 20th annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
September 19, 2023
EM Leaders Thank United Steelworkers for Partnership Critical to Cleanup
EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jeff Avery met with United Steelworkers (USW) members at their Fall 2023 Atomic Energy Workers Council Meeting in Arlington, Virginia.
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
First Uranium-Oxide Shipment from Portsmouth Reaches Disposal Destination
EM achieves another milestone in its offsite shipping and disposal of depleted uranium oxide from the Portsmouth site.
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 29, 2023
Paducah Mutual Aid Agreement Results in Savings to Fire District
A local fire chief recently praised the EM Paducah Site’s fire department for the team’s community-minded approach to emergency response.
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.