Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Name:	Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Category:	Nuclear / Radioactive
Archive ID#:	KY3126
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Description:	Now the only operating uranium enrichment plant in the United States, Paducah is a massive industrial site that produces uranium 235 for use in nuclear power plants and nuclear propulsion systems, such as submarines (U235 is also a component in nuclear weaponry). The plant is owned by the Department of Energy, and operated by the United States Enrichment Company, with most of the operations actually run by the Lockheed Martin Company. Employs around 2,200 people, on a 3,423-acre site.  Two other uranium enrichment plants in the United States, at Portsmouth Ohio and Oak Ridge Tennessee, have ceased these operations.
Location:	115 miles W of Bowling Green, in Paducah (POINT(-88.811287879944 37.112111531643)) (show on map)
Address:	Paducah KY, 42003
Links:	http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/paducah.htm http://www.usec.com/v2001_02/HTML/Facilities_PaducahTour.asp
LCS:	Nuclear / Radioactive
tag:	Uranium Production
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