The National Safety Council has awarded the deactivation and remediation contractor at the Paducah Site its Million Work Hours Award, reflecting the safe completion of some of the most complex and challenging work at the site.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management contractor Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership (FRNP) received the honor on the heels of exceeding 4 million safe work hours without a lost ... Read More
Crews have safely demolished six unused facilities at the Paducah Site ahead of schedule and under budget in the current fiscal year ending Sept. 30, reducing the cleanup footprint by more than 19,000 square feet and supporting future reuse of land and economic development.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management team at Paducah has torn down more than 180 structures to date since cleanup began — a ... Read More
Officials are a step closer to the first land transfer at the Paducah Site for future reuse and economic development after completing a comprehensive survey of the 188-acre parcel that identifies environmental impacts through review of records of past operations and inspections, historical photographs, and interviews with former and current employees.
The environmental baseline survey is required under the Comprehensive ... Read More
A video featuring last year’s safe and successful demolition of a 300-foot water tower at the Paducah Site was recognized as a Gold Telly Award winner for excellence in video production out of more than 13,000 entries from across the globe.
“This award reflects many hours of very specific project planning and precise execution by our talented public affairs team,” U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management ... Read More
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.
Since 2020, the site has shipped 5.9 million pounds of the refrigerant for disposal offsite out of its total inventory of 8.5 million pounds of R-114. Significant improvements, including ... Read More
