|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/spacer_white.gif) |
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/spacer.gif) |
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/spacer.gif) |
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/spacer.gif) |
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/spacer.gif) |
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/spacer.gif) |
![Image: Kentucky state map](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/state_kentucky.jpg) |
Kentucky
The coal mining industry in Kentucky is one of the largest in the Nation, employing more coal miners than any other state. The Department of Energy’s Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Paducah is a primary producers of nuclear fuel used in civilian nuclear power plants. Housing no nuclear plants of its own, Kentucky sends this fuel across the country and around the globe, where it is used to produce 17% of the world’s electricity. |
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/spacer.gif) |
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/spacer.gif) |
Latest News
|
06.25.08 ::
DOE Announces Small Business Awards at its Annual Small Business Conference in San Antonio, Texas
![read full text](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/btn_readtext.gif)
05.06.08 ::
DOE Awards $126.6 Million for Two More Large-Scale Carbon Sequestration Projects
![read full text](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/btn_readtext.gif)
04.18.08 ::
DOE Selects 3 Small-Scale Biorefinery Projects for up to $86 Million of Federal Funding in Maine, Tennessee and Kentucky
![read full text](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/btn_readtext.gif)
03.04.08 ::
USDA, DOE to Invest up to $18.4 million for Biomass Research, Development and Demonstration Projects
![read full text](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/btn_readtext.gif)
01.24.08 ::
Energy Department Selects Student Teams to Compete in 2009 Solar Decathlon
![read full text](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/btn_readtext.gif)
|
Events |
DATE |
TITLE |
LOCATION |
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/spacer.gif) |
09.18.08 |
Paducah Citizens Advisory Board Mtg. |
Paducah, KY |
|
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916014730im_/http://energy.gov/images/structure/spacer.gif)
|
|
|