United States Enrichment Corporation

U.S. Department of Energy Seeks Proposals to Extend Operations of Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Chad Lampe — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:47:43 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking proposals from companies for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant to try to cut costs while preserving some or all of the 1,200 jobs at the the uranium enrichment site.

An emailed release from the DOE details a formal request for proposals from companies that want to lease or purchase the facility for commercial purposes.

Department of Energy Official Outlines Search to Fill Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Chad Lampe — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:53:51 +0000

The Department of Energy recently hosted a two day workshop in Paducah to meet with a variety of regional and global company leaders on the prospects of reindustrializing the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion plant. The DOE owns the PGPD and leases it to companies.

Currently, the United States Enrichment Corporation or USEC leases the facility to re-enrich uranium for power plants with the help of 1,200 employees. USEC’s operations are scheduled to end in May 2013.

USEC Keeps Its Doors Open

Drew Adams — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:10:18 +0000

The 1200 employees at Paducah’s Gaseous Diffusion plant learned this week their jobs will be safe for another year.