Kentucky Research Consortium on Energy and the Environment
KRCEE
Related Links
U.S. Agencies
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management, Mission is to complete the safe cleanup of the nuclear environmental legacy sites. http://www.em.doe.gov/Pages/EMHome.aspx
The U.S. DOE Paducah Cleanup site http://www.pgdpcleanup.com
The U.S. DOE Paducah Site Office https://www.energy.gov/pppo/paducah-site
The Paducah DOE Environmental Information Center (EIC) https://eic.pad.pppo.gov/
The U.S. DOE – Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) mapping and environmental monitoring data https://pegasis.pad.pppo.gov/
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) http://www.epa.gov
The U.S. EPA Paducah Region IV http://www.epa.gov/region4
The U.S. EPA Superfund Facts; The U.S. DOE Gaseous Diffusion Plant http://epa.gov/region4/superfund/sites/fedfacs/pgasdifky.html#plan
The U.S. EPA Superfund Site Progress Profile PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT (USDOE) https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Healthenv&id=0404794
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ensure protection of people and the environment. http://www.nrc.gov/
Depleted UF6 Management Information Network – A Resource for the Public, Industry and the Scientific Community. The Environmental Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory for the United States Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Environmental Management (EM). An online repository of information about the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) inventory of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6), https://web.evs.anl.gov/uranium/index.cfm
The Argonne National Laboratory https://www.anl.gov/
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Center for Disease Control http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/pha/pha.asp
U.S. DOE Office of Health, Safety and Security’s Office of Enforcement and Oversight (HSS), enforces Federal regulatory requirements pertaining to worker safety and health, nuclear safety, and classified information security programs at Department of Energy (DOE) sites. https://www.energy.gov/ea/office-enforcement-and-oversight
Center for Disease Control (CDC), Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR), PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT, PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT (U.S. DOE) http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/pha/PHA.asp?docid=792&pg=0
EPA | Envirofacts Warehouse | Facility Registry System | Facility Detail Report | U.S. DOE PADUCAH SITE https://enviro.epa.gov/enviro/multisys2_v2.get_list?facility_uin=110060257671
State Agencies
Commonwealth of Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet (PPC)
Energy and the Environment Cabinet
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
https://app.fw.ky.gov/Public_Lands_Search/detail.aspx?Kdfwr_id=137
Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Industry
The United States Enrichment Corporation, PGDP operator http://www.usec.com/
The Worker Health Protection Program (WHPP), providing free medical screening for former and current workers http://www.worker-health.org/index.html
Community Organizations/Advocacy Groups
Paducah’s Area Community Group Paducah Area Community Re-use Organization (PACRO)
GlobalSecurity.org focus is on innovative approaches to the emerging security challenges of the new millennium. http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/paducah.htm
Alliance for Nuclear Accountability http://www.ananuclear.org/
Scorecard; Pollution Information http://scorecard.goodguide.com/env-releases/land/site.tcl?epa_id=KY8890008982
International Associations
The World Nuclear Association, representing the people and organizations in the global nuclear profession. http://www.world-nuclear.org/
International Atomic Energy Association; the Agency works with the United Nations and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies. http://www.iaea.org/
The World Information Service on Energy; Uranium Project, Uranium Enrichment – Current Issues (USEC Paducah and Portsmouth plants, USA) http://www.wise-uranium.org/epusec.html
References
Wikipedia; Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paducah_Gaseous_Diffusion_Plant