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McCracken County to emerge as nuclear industry leader, local officials say
04 Jun 2025 00:10 GMT
… Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP), which first produced enriched uranium for military reactors … to fuel nuclear power plants, nuclear weapons, and nuclear reactors.
“They … that a nuclear power plant would eventually be … yet for a nuclear power plant, I don …
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Kentucky takes steps towards nuclear. Could Trump's executive order take it to a gallop?
28 May 2025 18:17 GMT
… lay the groundwork for atomic energy developments.
Republican … and approvals of new nuclear reactor designs, reconsider some … nuclear tails in storage at the nearby former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion … no plans to build nuclear power plants in the state, …
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MO Sen. Hawley wants to add funds for radiation exposure survivors in “Big Beautiful Bill”
14 Jun 2025 04:09 GMT
… ill due to exposure to nuclear radiation from government tests.
Hawley … McCracken County, Kentucky near the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant could be covered under … for military reactors and weapons, as well as fuel for nuclear power plants.
Missouri …
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U.S. Department of Energy eyeing former Paducah nuclear facility as site of AI infrastructure
09 Apr 2025 22:22 GMT
… owned sites, including the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in far western Kentucky … western Kentucky facility was a nuclear power plant built in 1952 that produced … , and then later for nuclear fuel for commercial power plants – until its closure …
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Nuclear industry eyes Ky but don’t expect power plants anytime soon
27 Aug 2024 16:34 GMT
… nuclear power plants. Newer nuclear technology such as smaller, modular nuclear power plants … have people “very excited,” he said, but no such modular reactors … never had a nuclear power plant. But the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in …
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Nuclear industry eyes Kentucky but don’t expect nuclear power plants anytime soon
23 Aug 2024 21:15 GMT
… nuclear power plants. Newer nuclear technology such as smaller, modular nuclear power plants … have people “very excited,” he said, but no such modular reactors … never had a nuclear power plant. But the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in …
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Kentucky Fish and Wildlife swaps land to boost prospective nuclear fuel enrichment project
27 Nov 2024 17:12 GMT
… to benefit a prospective nuclear fuel enrichment company looking … tails at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
In exchange, … and eventually for commercial nuclear power plants until closing in 2013. … tails as fuel for nuclear power in what would …
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Paducah gaseous diffusion plant workers honored during National Day of Remembrance
20 Oct 2023 05:12 GMT
Paducah city leaders honored former gaseous diffusion plant workers on Thursday, thanking for their service working with atomic and uranium weapons. The event was held ahead of the National Day of Remembrance honoring America’s nuclear industry workers. …
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New federal legislation could affect future of nuclear energy in west Kentucky
11 Jul 2024 03:13 GMT
… to license certain nuclear reactor technologies now face … easier to develop nuclear reactors on retired fossil … Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which regulates nuclear plants and nuclear … a new nuclear reactor to the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant site …
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Kentucky utilities to further study nuclear power possibilities
04 Jul 2024 17:00 GMT
… more traditional-sized nuclear reactors can produce more … construction started on the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Western Kentucky … the material for commercial power plants.
State Sen. Danny … establish the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority …