The Paducah Site is continuing its commitment to safety and security by bolstering collaboration with local law enforcement.
A highlight of this partnership was the recent demonstration of the Paducah Police Department (PPD) bomb squad robot at the Paducah Site in coordination with the site’s protective force and emergency management organizations.
The demonstration showcased the advanced technology and techniques local law ... Read More
A study in the International Journal of STEM Education identified the importance of role models encouraging students to see themselves as capable of succeeding in science, technology, engineering and math career fields.
Ensuring the next generation of students have a career path in these fields is a top priority for U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) sites across the cleanup complex.
Recently, ... Read More
PADUCAH, Ky. — Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Paducah Site are making strides in implementing new technology by using drones to survey the site’s sanitary landfill.
Previously, the site’s surveyors spent days walking over the 300,000-square-foot constructed landfill to gather the required elevation and GPS data, generating hundreds of data points in the process.
Surveys completed ... Read More
PADUCAH, Ky. — The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s Paducah Site recently transferred more than 765,000 pounds of equipment and recyclable metal to the Paducah Area Community Reuse Organization (PACRO) for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, marking a significant opportunity for regional economic growth. The estimate market value of this year’s transfer is nearly $175,000.
PACRO, in turn, uses the ... Read More
For the first time in 70 years, crews at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Paducah Site recently opened storage tanks used in the uranium enrichment process.
The tanks, used for containing the gases used in the enrichment process, went through a rigorous sampling process to be placed in a safe, stable condition for the C-333 Process Building demolition in the future.
In total, crews sampled 42 ... Read More
