🚨 Radiation Still Leaking at Piketon as Centrus Expands 🚨
Fresh monitoring reports from American Centrifuge Operating (ACO) reveal that radioactive contamination is still being discharged from the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon, Ohio.
📊 From April–June 2025 at Outfall 012 (Southwest Holding Pond):
Uranium detected in every sample, peaking at 1.63 µg/L
Beta radiation spiked at 8.18 pCi/L
Transuranics (plutonium/americium) detected multiple times
👉 And this comes as Centrus Energy — parent of ACO — is announcing major expansion plans at the site.
Background for readers:
The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (known locally as “the atomic plant”) was built in the 1950s as part of America’s Cold War nuclear weapons program. For decades, it enriched uranium for bombs and reactors. The plant officially shut down in 2001, but cleanup and waste management continue under the U.S. Department of Energy.
Today, companies like Centrus Energy are using parts of the site to restart uranium enrichment and develop “advanced nuclear” technology. But environmental watchdogs point out that the site has a long history of toxic leaks, radioactive contamination, and community health concerns.
Now, even as it’s branded a “clean energy hub,” the newest discharge reports show it’s still a radioactive waste site leaking into Southern Ohio’s environment.