This panel discussed DOE’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO), which is responsible for cleanup at the Portsmouth, Ohio and Paducah, Kentucky former Gaseous Diffusion Plant (GDP) sites. Portsmouth is performing D&D of the plant, including demolition of legacy structures and removal and disposition of equipment from the large process buildings. At Paducah, DOE recently accepted the return of formerly leased GDP facilities from the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) and selected a contractor to initiate deactivation of the plant. Major decisions on D&D waste disposition alternatives are approaching at both sites and the depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion plants continue to accelerate their progress toward full production capacity at both sites.

Panelists include: William E. Murphie, Manager, DOE PPPO; Vincent Adams, Director, DOE Portsmouth Site; Joel Bradburne, Lead, DOE Portsmouth Site; Jennifer Woodard, Lead, DOE Paducah Site; Dennis Carr, Project Director, Fluor-B&W Portsmouth Site; Mark Duff, Manager, Fluor Paducah and LATA-Kentucky Environmental; and John D. Woolery, President, B&W Conversion Services.