PPPO News Archive

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.

The fire services team at EM’s Paducah Site recently conducted vehicle extrication training courses at the site.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that it has exercised its option to extend the contract with Swift & Staley Inc.

EM recently completed several infrastructure improvements aimed at ensuring safety, health, & security at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.

DOE today issued a Request for Information/Sources Sought for the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (GDP) Decontamination and Decommissioning Project

The EM Portsmouth Site’s ninth annual Science Alliance event recently drew a record number of participants from southern Ohio schools.

EM contractor PMA recently received DOE VPP “STAR” recognition for the eighth consecutive year on behalf of the infrastructure support workforce.

Energy Department Approves Extension of Portsmouth Site Cleanup Contract

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management recently appointed two new members and reappointed three others to the Paducah CAB.

DOE Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar visited the Portsmouth Site last week to learn more about EM’s cleanup.

No, Damon Horn is not the “Six-Million-Dollar Man.” He doesn’t even try to imitate actor Lee Majors’s 1970s science fiction TV character.

EM’s Portsmouth Site recently rehabilitated 6 water wells, restoring them to the original design performance with substantially increased flow rates.

The Radpipers moved at an “impressively efficient pace” — up to 10 ft/minute — within the 30-inch & 42-inch-diameter uranium enrichment process pipes.

EM recently launched long-planned systems to safely handle the disposition of non-standard storage cylinders containing depleted uranium hexafluoride.

Brandon Hall recently read about Sprocket, Inc., a nonprofit makerspace, needing pre-owned circuit boards for an upcoming student technology project.

EM Assistant Secretary Anne White signed documents at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant marking the site’s land transfer to the local community.

DOE Awards Contract for the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office Technical Support Services Acquisition

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is moving forward to transfer the first parcel of federal property at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.

A recent call to Swift & Staley, DOE's Paducah infrastructure support services contractor, alerted staff that an injured owl had been found.