PPPO_Critical Minerals_Overview_Draft.pptx

This file is a presentation overview of the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) Critical Minerals initiative prepared for an Industry Day Expression of Interest event held on September 30, 2026. The presentation outlines the historical context and current mission of two former U.S. Gaseous Diffusion Plants operated by the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management.

The Portsmouth facility encompasses 3,424 acres in south central Ohio with approximately 2,300 employees, having conducted uranium enrichment operations from 1952 to 2001 with cleanup activities initiated in 1989. The Paducah facility spans 3,556 acres in western Kentucky with approximately 1,400 employees, operating uranium enrichment from 1952 to 2013 with cleanup efforts beginning in 1988 and placement on the National Priorities List in 1994. The PPPO's core mission encompasses four strategic areas: Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D), Environmental Remediation, Waste Disposition, and Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion activities. This presentation serves as background material supporting DOE-EM's Expression of Interest seeking industry partners to collaborate on the reuse and repurposing of critical and rare earth minerals and materials from DOE's inventory to strengthen the domestic U.S. supply chain, with responses due by November 2, 2026.