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Calloway County High School has been named the winner of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) West Kentucky Regional Science Bowl T-Shirt Design Contest.

The Portsmouth Site is well known for encouraging scientific learning and exploring science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) opportunities with students of all ages in the community year-round.

The Paducah Site met a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) 2024 priority by safely and successfully removing 1 million pounds of R-114 refrigerant — a legacy environmental hazard stored at the site — this year.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) recently hosted fundraisers and food drives to help stock local food pantries through Feds Feed Families, an annual campaign led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The training department at the Portsmouth Site recently added new, innovative educational tools for heavy equipment operators in a safe environment. Training simulators will challenge them by creating real-time interactive situations in virtual environments.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) sites recently completed another successful public tour season boosted by an influx of visitors from across the country.

The Paducah Site is continuing its commitment to safety and security by bolstering collaboration with local law enforcement.

Safety is the highest priority at the Portsmouth Site, and more than 1,000 federal and contractor team members there recently joined the local community to refresh their focus on this core value during the site’s annual Health and Safety Fair.
On Nov. 8, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) Operations and Site Mission Support Services (OSMS) contract to Mission Conversion Services Alliance LLC (MCSA) of Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

A study in the International Journal of STEM Education identified the importance of role models encouraging students to see themselves as capable of succeeding in science, technology, engineering and math career fields.