Name and Location
Paducah gaseous diffusion plant (GDP) deactivation and shutdown project, Kentucky, US.

Client
US Department of Energy (DOE).

Project Description
The Paducah GDP is a 1 358 ha federal reservation that was built in the 1950s as part of the nation’s nuclear weapons complex. The facility enriched uranium from 1952 until 2013. Limited cleanup activities have been under way since 2010.

The project entails the management, integration and execution of the deactivation and post-GDP shutdown remediation activities at the Paducah site.

Value
The estimated value of the contract is $420-million over three years.

Duration
Three years.

Latest Developments
Fluor Corporation has been chosen by the DOE for the next phase of cleanup at the Paducah GDP.

Fluor’s scope of work will include the management, integration and execution of the deactivation and post-GDP shutdown remediation activities at the site, along with cleaning up and remediating contaminated soils and groundwater. The new contract is expected to reduce environmental risks and create local job opportunities.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Fluor Corporation (deactivation and shutdown contract).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
DOE, email PaducahDeactivation @emcbc.doe.gov.
Fluor Corporation media relations, Brian Mershon, tel +1 469 398 7621.