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Portsmouth Paducah Project Office Celebrates Success Powered by Safety

Portsmouth Paducah Project Office Manager Joel Bradburne speaks to members of the PPPO workforce gathered at the Paducah Site for the “Success Powered by Safety” celebration.

Office of Environmental Management

November 5, 2024
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LEXINGTON, Ky.Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) Manager Joel Bradburne speaks to members of the PPPO workforce gathered at the Paducah Site for the “Success Powered by Safety” celebration. In his remarks, Bradburne said the team’s work “is setting the table for the future” and noted exciting innovations underway at the PPPO sites. “I just want to say thank you to all of you for your commitment,” he added. PPPO sites recently commemorated safety successes from the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 with celebrations at the Paducah, Kentucky, and Portsmouth, Ohio, sites, which include the Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion Project. PPPO is located in Lexington, Kentucky.

A man stands behind a podium on a stage and addresses an audience

Portsmouth Site Lead Jeremy Davis congratulates members of the site’s workforce on their outstanding safety record and work progress during the recent “Success Powered by Safety” celebration. In addition to celebrating safety achievements from the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) sites — which include the Portsmouth, Ohio, and Paducah, Kentucky, locations and the Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Project — looked ahead to goals for the current fiscal year that ends Sept. 30, 2025. Pictured from left: Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth Project Manager Greg Wilkett, North Wind Dynamics Project Manager Damon Detillion, Davis, Mid-America Conversion Services Portsmouth Plant Manager Pete Coutts, DUF6 Program Manager Zak Lafontaine and PPPO Manager Joel Bradburne.

-Contributor: Zachary Boyarski