PADUCAH
Dashboard
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The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) was constructed in 1952 to produce enriched uranium, initially for the nation’s nuclear weapons program and later for nuclear fuel for commercial power plants. The plant is owned by the Department of Energy (DOE), which oversees environmental cleanup activities at the site, including environmental remediation, waste management, depleted uranium conversion, and decontamination and decommissioning. From 1993 to 2013, the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) leased plant facilities to conduct gaseous diffusion operations. In October 2014, USEC returned the facilities to the DOE Environmental Management (EM) program for cleanup and disposition.
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Ensuring sufficient cleanup funds are provided to the community
Utilizing the site for future economic development efforts
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Paducah Area Community Reuse Organization
Mission: PACRO is tasked with mitigating the impact of the closure of the PGDP in western McCracken County, KY. Its mission includes promoting the site and surrounding acreage for future economic development and pushing for federal clean-up dollars to reduce the footprint of the uranium enrichment facilities.
Contact: Greg Wiles, PACRO Executive Director, pacropaducah@gmail.com
Paducah Citizens Advisory Board (CAB)
Mission: The Paducah Citizens Advisory Board provides informed, independent advice and recommendations to DOE regarding environmental restoration, waste management, future land use, risk assessment, clean-up technologies, and related site activities. The CAB is a nonpartisan, representative organization consisting of members with diverse interests and concerns related to PGDP cleanup activities.
Contact: Eric Roberts, Project Director, eric@pgdpcab.org; Phone: (270) 554-3004
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Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, LLC (FRNP) – Deactivation & Remediation
FRNP is made up of CH2M, BWXT, and Fluor.
Swift & Staley – Infrastructure
Mid-America Conversion Services, LLC (MCS) – DUF6 Conversion
MCS is made up of Atkins, Westinghouse Government Services (WGS), and Fluor Federal Services, Inc.
Pro2Serve – Technical Services
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Federal Government
State Government
Local Government
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City of Paducah
Pam Spencer, Communications Manager
Phone: (270) 444-8669; Email: pspencer@paducahky.gov
Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO)
Phone: (859) 219-4035; Email: PublicAffairs.PPPO@pppo.gov
Site Budget
| FY 2024 Enacted | FY 2025 Request | FY 2025 House Bill |
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| 240,000 | 240,000 | 240,000 |
(Uranium Enrichment Decontamination & Decommissioning Fund. Amounts in thousands of dollars. Click here for the latest site budget.)
Joel Bradburne
Manager, Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office
CLEANUP ISSUES
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Special Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel
Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
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In March 2022, the Office of Environmental Management released a Strategic Vision for 2022-2032.
Planned Cleanup Scope 2022–2032
At Paducah, work over the next decade will continue to focus on remediating a trichloroethylene (TCE) groundwater contamination plume, along with activities to prepare the site’s former uranium enrichment process buildings for demolition.
Photo courtesy of Energy.gov
Updated August 2022.
Information in this profile is sourced from DOE, NNSA, and the site’s online resources.