Energy Scty met w/ 3 top KY Repuvs to discuss cleanup at abandoned nuclear site
The Hill
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Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz met with three top Kentucky Republicans -- Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Rep. Ed Whitfield -- on Thursday to discuss the Department of Energy's (DOE) work at the state's Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
Kentucky lawmakers have long pushed for more funding to clean up the site, which produced enriched uranium for nuclear power plants for more than 60 years.
The three Kentucky Republicans said Thursday that the DOE, which owns the facility and has overseen clean-up operations since the plant closed in 2013, must develop a long-term plan for the site.
"It is crucial that DOE develop a long-term strategy for the site to ensure that ongoing deactivation work and future decontamination and decommissioning work is done properly and executed in a timely manner," they said in a statement. "The DOE must maximize the resources it has been provided to promote job growth and preservation in Paducah, and we remain dedicated to ensuring that DOE commits to a long-term plan."
