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PGDP News

The latest news at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. 

Tech preparing deer taken from the WKWMA
A technician at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant prepares a deer taken from the Western Kentucky Wildlife Management Area (WKWMA) July 2006. 
 
Sampling crew
This is part of the sampling crew who participated in the Ohio River Sediment Sampling Event at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant September 2006.
 
Bill Clark (KDWM) and Debbie Vaughn-Wright (EPA) collecting samples
Bill Clark with the Kentucky Division of Waste Management (KDWM) and Debbie Vaughn-Wright with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) collect samples during the Ohio River Sediment Sampling Event.
How 'shocking' the water is conducted

This is how "shocking" the water is conducted.

Scanning for radiation on equipment

After each sampling event the equipment must be scanned for radiation.

View the scrap metal project "before" cleanup
View of the scrap metal project before cleanup.
 
"after" cleanup
View of the scrap metal project after cleanup.
 
 
KDWM employee cataloging soil piles

KDWM employee cataloging soil pile locations.

Soil piles at Outfall 12
Soil piles at the Outfall 012 location.
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