Ky uranium facility to remain open for another year

Ky. uranium facility to remain open for another year, officials say
USEC's Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky will remain open for another year under a depleted-uranium-processing deal involving the federal government and energy suppliers, state lawmakers and federal officials said. The facility was scheduled to close at month's end. "I am encouraged that all parties involved were able to come together and agree on a deal that will provide some certainty to the workers and the community," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)