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PUPAU Task Force
Paducah Uranium Plant Asset Utilization (PUPAU) Task Force
Contact: John Anderson
1002 Medical Drive
P.O. Box 588
Mayfield, KY 42066
Ph: (270) 247-7171
Fax: (270) 251-6110
E-mail: john.anderson@purchaseadd.org
Mission: Provide community consensus to our local elected officials on strategic optimization of the national assets of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant and promote the development and use of those assets for the benefit of our country, state, and community. Click Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant for more information about the plant facilities and production.
Membership: Co-chaired by Van Newberry, McCracken County Judge Executive and Bill Paxton, Paducah Mayor. The task force consists of Jimmie Hodges, former Department of Energy (DOE) Site Manager; Howard Pulley, former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) General Manager; Steve Penrod, current United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) General Manager; Charlie Martin, Chairman of the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission; Jennifer Beck-Walker, Executive Director, Purchase Area Development Office; Ray Dailey, Director of Environmental Affairs, New Page; Doug Harnice, Deputy Judge Executive; Jeff Pederson, City Manager; Clyde Elrod, PACRO Chairman; Nancy Mitchell, TVA; and Rob Ervin, President United Steelworkers Local 550.
Focus: The Task Force will concentrate on three areas of asset utilization for the facility:
- Optimization of the existing operational, cleanup, and recreational activities at the site.
- Explore and promote new missions for the site, both short and long term, that will fully utilize site assets.
- Mobilize at the national, state, and community level support for the task force's strategic and tactical recommendations.
Asset Reuse: The PUPAU Task Force is seeking to return value back to the community. The marketable assets on site are the buildings, infrastructure, equipment, land, metals, service, technology, and the most important asset, the employees. With the precedent set at sites such as Oak Ridge, Mounds, and Savannah River, the Task Force is working with DOE to establish a path forward to return value back to the community through the reuse of the site assets.
Reasons to Locate in Paducah:
| 1. Community driven leadership: PUPAU Task Force Co-chaired by Paducah Mayor and McCracken County Judge Executive. | |
| 2. Based upon the company investment and the size of workforce, training services by the Commonwealth may include: occupational skills training, skill upgrading and retraining, job readiness training, and required customized training. | |
| 3. Kentucky Industrial Development Act: Projects approved under KIDA may receive state income tax credits for up to 100% of its capital investment for up to 10 years on land, buildings, site development, building fixtures, and equipment used in a project. Or, the company may collect a job assessment fee of 3% of the gross wages of each employee whose job is created by the project. | |
| 4. Industrial Revenue Bonds: IRBs issued by state and local governments in Kentucky can be used to finance manufacturing projects and their warehousing areas, major transportation, and processing projects. | |
| 5. TVA Economic Development Loan Fund: The Economic Development Loan Fund (EDLF) is a multi-million dollar revolving loan program designed to stimulate capital investment and job creation in the TVA region. EDLF loans are made available to companies for fixed asset purposes such as plant expansion and equipment purchase. Types of projects targeted include expansion of existing industrial operations and location of new manufacturing operations. Depending on job creation and capital investment, loans are made for up to $2 million. | |
| 6. Paducah's Centralized Location: Land, water, and air transportation modes significantly reduce finished product transportation costs. |
300 South 5th Street
P.O. Box 2267
Paducah, Kentucky 42002-2267
Hours: 8:00 A.M.-4:30 P.M.
ph. 270-444-8800