Paducah Key Regulatory Documents
ISSUED DOCUMENTS
Floodplain Assessment for Proposed Transport Road Bridge Demolition
CURRENT DOCUMENTS
Paducah Federal Facility Agreement, 2025 - The Federal Facility Agreement (FFA) governs the corrective action/response action process from site investigation through site remediation as agreed to by DOE, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Kentucky under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Kentucky Revised Statute 224; and other laws and regulations identified in the FFA.
Paducah Site Management Plan, 2025 - The annual Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) Site Management Plan (SMP) outlines DOE’s strategic approach for achieving cleanup under the FFA. The purpose of the SMP is to coordinate and document the potential and selected operable units, including removal actions; to define cleanup priorities; to identify work activities that will serve as the basis for enforceable timetables and deadlines under the agreement; and to establish long-term cleanup goals.
Paducah Community Relations Plan, 2024 - This Paducah Community Relations Plan is a primary document of the FFA that describes how DOE will provide opportunities for the public to become involved in FFA-related decisions at PGDP and outlines how the parties to the agreement will coordinate public participation prescribed by the FFA.
Paducah Site Annual Site Environmental Reports - The Annual Site Environmental Report (ASER) for PGDP is prepared to inform the public, regulators, stakeholders, and other interested parties of PGDP environmental performance for each calendar year. The ASER summarizes the compliance status with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and summarizes results of environmental monitoring.
Other Documents
Freedom of Information Act
Paducah Environmental Information Center
(Official Repository)
The Emerging Technology Center at West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) is the home of the Paducah EIC and the Paducah Citizens Advisory Board office.
The Paducah Environmental Information Center (EIC) was opened in 1993 to provide residents of Western Kentucky and the surrounding area a convenient way to learn more about the U.S. Department of Energy's environmental work at the PGDP and to participate in environmental restoration program decisions. The EIC is located in Paducah, Kentucky.
The Paducah EIC website provides access to electronic files in the Administrative Record, Post Decision, and General Reference Compendium. The Paducah EIC offers public use computer, public web access, free copies of most documents, reading room, and a searchable document index, and is accessible to people with disabilities. The Center also stores the hard copy of selected documents that are not available on the website.