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![Aerial view of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ports-areial.jpgnew-e1718056568489-900x422.jpg)
Pike County residents pushing for radiation exposure compensation
By: Alison Patton
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MCDERMOTT, Ohio (WOUB) – Vina Colley has an air filter outside her home about 17 miles south of the old Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Once a month, she mails it… Read More
![The sun sets over the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County, Ohio on May 6, 2019. Earlier this week, a number of Pike County residents filed a lawsuit alleging more than 2,000 people are adversely affected by the release of radioactive materials from the plant.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/01-JK_LawsuitHeader-DJI_0254-900x422.jpg)
A uranium enrichment plant in Piketon has plans to become an energy hub for the region and beyond
By: Gabriel Scotto
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PIKETON, Ohio (WOUB) — After undergoing 13 years of cleanup, a former uranium enrichment plant in Piketon is being repurposed as an alternative energy hub and manufacturing facility. As part… Read More
![An architectural rendering of the design of the nuclear power plant Oklo Inc. is planning to build in southeast Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Oklo-power-plant-drawing-e1684775483233-900x422.jpg)
A West Coast startup wants to build two nuclear power plants in southeast Ohio
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A California company plans to build two small-scale nuclear power plants near Piketon that will operate under a new model compared with traditional plants. If the… Read More
![The sun sets over the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County, Ohio on May 6, 2019. Earlier this week, a number of Pike County residents filed a lawsuit alleging more than 2,000 people are adversely affected by the release of radioactive materials from the plant.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/01-JK_LawsuitHeader-DJI_0254-900x422.jpg)
Companies: Nix Lawsuit Over Contamination Near Piketon Uranium Plant
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Companies involved in work at a former uranium enrichment plant in Ohio say a federal court should dismiss a lawsuit alleging nearby residents were unknowingly exposed… Read More