As part of its environmental clean-up mission, Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility has agreed to sell depleted uranium to GE -Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) for use in a new commercial uranium enrichment production facility. The depleted uranium will be enriched over a 40-year period and used to produce natural uranium to make fuel for civil nuclear reactors. The proposed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be built near the Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility 's gaseous diffusion plant in Kentucky , under a licence from the US Department of Energy and is expected to create nearly 800 to 1,200 local jobs.
As part of its environmental clean-up mission, the US Department of Energy has agreed to sell depleted uranium to GE-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) for use in a new commercial uranium enrichment production facility. The depleted uranium will be enriched over a 40-year period and used to produce natural uranium to make fuel for civil nuclear reactors. The proposed Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility will be built near the DOE's gaseous diffusion plant in Kentucky, under a licence from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and is expected to create 800 to 1,200 local jobs.