Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
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The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant is a former U.S. Department of Energy uranium enrichment facility in western Kentucky that played a major role in producing enriched uranium for nuclear power and defense.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant canonical | 3 |
| Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (historical) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial facility
ⓘ
uranium enrichment plant ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Office of Environmental Management
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Energy Environmental Management program
|
| cleanupProgram |
Superfund program
ⓘ
surface form:
Superfund
|
| commissioned | 1952 ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1951 ⓘ |
| contaminant |
technetium-99
ⓘ
trichloroethylene ⓘ uranium ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decommissioningStatus | under decommissioning ⓘ |
| enrichmentMethod | gaseous diffusion cascade ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Atomic Energy Act of 1954
ⓘ
National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ |
| gridConnection | large industrial electricity consumer ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType | nuclear fuel cycle facility ⓘ |
| hasIssue | environmental contamination ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major U.S. uranium enrichment facility during the Cold War
ⓘ
supplier of enriched uranium for U.S. defense programs ⓘ supplier of enriched uranium for commercial nuclear reactors ⓘ |
| listedAs | Superfund site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
McCracken County, Kentucky
ⓘ
Western Kentucky ⓘ
surface form:
western Kentucky
|
| locatedNear |
Paducah, Kentucky, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Paducah, Kentucky
|
| nearCity | Kevil, Kentucky ⓘ |
| nearWaterBody | Ohio River ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the last operating gaseous diffusion plants in the world
ⓘ
role in U.S. nuclear weapons complex ⓘ |
| opened | 1952 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Lockheed Martin
ⓘ
Martin Marietta ⓘ Union Carbide Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
Union Carbide
United States Enrichment Corporation ⓘ |
| operatorType | federal government contractor ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
U.S. Department of Energy
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Energy
|
| partOf | U.S. gaseous diffusion plant network ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | uranium enrichment ⓘ |
| processGas | uranium hexafluoride ⓘ |
| region |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Midwest
|
| regulatoryAgency |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
ⓘ
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ
surface form:
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
|
| safetyProgram | radiation protection program ⓘ |
| sisterFacility |
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant
ⓘ
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
|
| siteArea | approximately 3,500 acres ⓘ |
| status | former enrichment plant ⓘ |
| technologyUsed | gaseous diffusion ⓘ |
| usedFor |
production of enriched uranium for nuclear power
ⓘ
production of enriched uranium for nuclear weapons programs ⓘ |
| workforceType | union and non-union industrial workers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Paducah, Kentucky
this entity surface form:
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (historical)