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Recovery Act Investment Accelerates Cleanup Work at DOE’s Paducah Site
Paducah, KY – A significant part of the C-410 Feed Plant complex at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Paducah Site has been demolished thanks to ongoing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act work. Demolition of the eastern third of the building, covering about half an acre, was completed in late June – exactly three months ahead of […]
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Marathon Shuts Unit After Release at Catlettsburg Refinery
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) shut a unit at its Catlettsburg refinery in Kentucky after a leak of hydrogen fluoride late yesterday, according to a filing with the National Response Center. Hydrogen fluoride was released from a pinhole leak in piping, according to the filing. The unit was shut and workers were isolating it and planning […]
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The city of Murray pays $1,560 a ton for sodium fluoride
Excerpt: … The council also accepted bids from Brenntag for chemicals for the water and wastewater departments. The city will pay $395 a ton for sodium hydroxide, $588 a ton for chlorine cylinders, $821 a ton for sulfur dioxide and 78 cents a pound for sodium fluoride. Public Works Director J.L. Barnett said prices had […]
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Paducah Gaseous Enrichment Plant; Confirmatory Order (Effective Immediately)
In the Matter of United States Enrichment Corporation, Paducah Gaseous Enrichment Plant; Confirmatory Order (Effective Immediately) I The United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC), a subsidiary of USEC Inc., is the holder of NRC Certificates of Compliance (COC) No. GDP-1 issued by the NRC pursuant to 10 CFR Part 76 on November 26, 1996, and renewed […]
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Southwire to Pay Unprecedented Fine for Clean Air Act Violations
(Atlanta, Ga. – July 23, 2009) In the largest civil settlement obtained for alleged violations of the Secondary Aluminum Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) regulations at a single facility in the Southeastern United States, Southwire Company has agreed to pay a total of $337,500 in civil penalties to the United States and the Commonwealth of […]
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Louisville, Kentucky: Du Pont considers $178 million vinyl fluoride/Tedlar project
West Louisville’s Rubbertown neighborhood — hard hit by job cuts in recent years — finally might be getting a bit of good employment news. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., the Wilmington, Del.-based chemical company, is considering an expansion of its long-running Freon plant at 4200 Camp Ground Road. It closed its neighboring Neoprene […]
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Fluoride Costing More but Still Seen As Bargain: Health Experts: Money Saved on Dental Bills Makes Use Worthwhile
Part of the fallout from Hurricane Katrina was a disruption in Florida phosphate mining, a byproduct of which is the fluoride added to drinking water to prevent tooth decay. Fluoride supplies were interrupted and costs went up, leading some cities — including Evansville — in several states to stop adding fluoride to water. That’s not […]
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The case against fluoride in water
Northern Kentucky University sociology professor Joan Ferrante buys copies of the book “The Fluoride Deception” by Christopher Bryson and gives them to people she meets. “I think it is the most well-researched book that I have ever come across in my career,” said Ferrante, who loves research and prefers it to two other main sources […]
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New fears about fluoride
A debate many thought was quashed years ago is being resurrected among scientists and causing unease among parents: Does fluoride in drinking water pose health risks? In late March, a National Academy of Sciences panel concluded that the maximum amount allowed by the federal government — 4 milligrams per liter of water — puts children […]
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DuPont to pay $1.1 million for 1997 spill
The DuPont chemical plant in western Louisville will pay $1.1 million to settle a federal Clean Air Act complaint stemming from a major spill of dangerous hydrogen fluoride six years ago. Half the money will be paid as a civil penalty, with the rest going toward eight local projects, including a $71,000 “green buffer zone” […]
United States, Kentucky Chemical Industry