U.S. DOE Paducah site building new emergency operations center

The U.S. Department of Energy's Paducah site recently broke ground on its new emergency operations center. It's intended to improve coordination and response to emergencies for the 3,500-acre facility.

The new 3,500-square-foot building should be completed in April.  It will replace the existing building constructed in 1990. The new facility will monitor environmental conditions and house emergency management personnel.

Program manager Joel Bradburne said that as deactivation and demolition of older plant structures continue, emergency response facilities are crucial. 

Deactivation and remediation contractor Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership operates the center and provides the site's emergency response unit.