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Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant - Paducah, KY
The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant is located outside of Paducah, Kentucky. The site where the diffusion plant is located was originally occupied by the General Services Administration (GSA). GSA turned the site over to the Atomic Energy Commission (predecessor agency to DOE) in 1950 to construct a uranium enrichment plant for the production of atomic weapons. From 1952 to 1964 the primary focus at the Paducah site was to enrich and recycle uranium from nuclear weapons. After 1964, missions at the site changed and the plant began to enrich uranium for commercialized nuclear power plants. In 1993, the Department of Energy (DOE) fully leased the Paducah plant to the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) who still maintain private uranium enrichment today.
Currently, DOE is remediating and disposing of legacy waste, decontaminating and decommissioning inactive facilities, and fully operating the Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Plant (DUF6). Cleanup completion at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant is tentatively set for 2030.
Contact:
William E. Murphie- PPPO Director
1017 Majestic Drive., Suite 200
Lexington, KY 40513
(859) 219-4000
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant - Paducah, KY
The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant is located outside of Paducah, Kentucky. The site where the diffusion plant is located was originally occupied by the General Services Administration (GSA). GSA turned the site over to the Atomic Energy Commission (predecessor agency to DOE) in 1950 to construct a uranium enrichment plant for the production of atomic weapons. From 1952 to 1964 the primary focus at the Paducah site was to enrich and recycle uranium from nuclear weapons. After 1964, missions at the site changed and the plant began to enrich uranium for commercialized nuclear power plants. In 1993, the Department of Energy (DOE) fully leased the Paducah plant to the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) who still maintain private uranium enrichment today.
Currently, DOE is remediating and disposing of legacy waste, decontaminating and decommissioning inactive facilities, and fully operating the Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Plant (DUF6). Cleanup completion at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant is tentatively set for 2030.
Contact:
William E. Murphie- PPPO Director
1017 Majestic Drive., Suite 200
Lexington, KY 40513
(859) 219-4000