February 24, 2023
McCracken County High School Wins DOE West Kentucky Science Bowl
McCracken County High School won DOE's West Kentucky Regional Science Bowl competition on February 24, 2023.
February 21, 2023
Deactivation of Facility Reduces Hazards at Paducah Site
Workers have removed materials such as oils, combustibles and environmental hazards from the C-333-A Feed Vaporization Facility at EM’s Paducah Site as part of recent actions to prepare the building and its adjoining process gas building.
February 14, 2023
Calloway County Middle School to Compete in DOE National Science Bowl
Calloway County Middle School won the DOE West Kentucky Regional Science Bowl on Friday, an event recognized as the region’s most notable science competition for middle school students.
February 10, 2023
Calloway County Middle School Advances to DOE National Science Bowl
A team of students from Calloway County Middle School in Kentucky advanced to the DOE National Science Bowl® by winning the West Kentucky Regional competition on February 10, 2023.
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.