Global Laser Enrichment

CEO Scott Nolan said this federal funding will accelerate General Matter’s production scale by years, with the DOE award going toward construction and startup costs for the company's western Kentucky facility.

The nuclear industry in the Bluegrass State took big strides in 2025, and the lawmaker who's helped lead the charge for nuclear power in Kentucky says he expects that momentum carry into 2026.

A company aiming to open the world’s first commercial laser uranium enrichment plant in western Kentucky took a key step over the weekend.

Coming into 2025, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear thinks the commonwealth has plenty of momentum in business recruitment – and he says he’s focused on keeping it going.

After more than a decade of development, the world’s first commercial laser uranium enrichment facility is one step closer to becoming a reality in far western Kentucky.

A spokesperson for a company hoping to bring the world’s first commercial laser uranium enrichment facility to western Kentucky says it’s on track to test the new technology by the end of 2024.

Vibrating uranium with lasers could be the key to recycling depleted uranium stores across the country into fuel for nuclear power plants and enrichment facilities – and Paducah could be the home of the first commercial facility to employ the technology in the world.

The Paducah Area Community Reuse Organization expects the U.S. Department of Energy to spend about $359 million on the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant…