Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Paducah_Gaseous_Diffusion_Plant
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:uranium
gptkbp:cleanupManagedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:closed 2013
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioningBegan 2014
gptkbp:employs over 1,200 workers at peak
gptkbp:enrichedUraniumType low-enriched uranium
gptkbp:environmentalImpact radioactive contamination
chemical contamination
gptkbp:gridConnection gptkb:Tennessee_Valley_Authority
gptkbp:historicalSignificance last operating gaseous diffusion plant in the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:Superfund_National_Priorities_List
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paducah,_Kentucky,_United_States
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Paducah,_Kentucky
gptkbp:notableEvent added to Superfund list in 1994
gptkbp:opened 1952
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Energy
gptkb:United_States_Enrichment_Corporation
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:purpose enrichment of uranium for nuclear fuel
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:suppliedUraniumTo gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
commercial nuclear power plants
gptkbp:technology gaseous diffusion
gptkbp:usedFor civilian nuclear power
military nuclear programs
gptkbp:website 3,556 acres
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:K-25_gaseous_diffusion_plant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4