EPA TRI Facility · Other
US Doe Paducah Site
Kevil, KY · Parent: US Department of Energy
- Total releases
- 36.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
US Doe Paducah Site: how the 36.2K lbs splits
36.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 36.0K lbs 99.5%
- Air Releases 171 lbs 0.5%
US Doe Paducah Site's 36.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
US Doe Paducah Site is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kevil, KY, in the other sector. It reported 640 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 36.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,880 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. US Doe Paducah Site is pounds #173 and chemical-count #277 at 36.2K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant; Best Block - Paducah Ky Plant; Jsc Terminal LLC (dba Midwest Terminal); Precision Machine Inc. Similar-scale Other peers outside Kentucky: US Dod, Usaf, Hurlburt Field; US Army National Guard Fort Harrison Ranges; National Security Agency Firing Range; U.S. Army Iowa Army National Guard Camp Dodge Installation. Other US Department of Energy sites in this extract: Nnsa Y-12 National Security Complex; US Doe Hanford Site; US Doe Idaho National Laboratory Site; U.S. Doe Savannah River Ops. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Chlorine.
US Doe Paducah Site stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.5% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 36.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Dod, Usaf, Hurlburt Field and US Army National Guard Fort Harrison Ranges.
US Doe Paducah Site vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
36K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Doe Paducah Site: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, US Doe Paducah Site reports the 166th-largest volume (36.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include US Dod, Usaf, Hurlburt Field and US Army National Guard Fort Harrison Ranges.
Concentrated means ≥60% of US Doe Paducah Site's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Doe Paducah Site's total reported releases fell from 34.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 640 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Doe Paducah Site's off-site transfers fell from 34.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 596 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Doe Paducah Site's air releases fell from 63 lb in 2022 to 44 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Doe Paducah Site Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How US Doe Paducah Site releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 36.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 25% (514 lbs to 640 lbs).
US Doe Paducah Site: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Doe Paducah Site year-over-year reported totals (increased by 25% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Hydrogen fluoride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 514 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 164 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 416 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 34.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 640 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 36.2K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
US Doe Paducah Site · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Doe Paducah Site
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant, Best Block - Paducah Ky Plant, Jsc Terminal LLC (dba Midwest Terminal), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. US Dod, Usaf, Hurlburt Field, US Army National Guard Fort Harrison Ranges, National Security Agency Firing Range.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Doe Paducah Site on cumulative reported pounds (36.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Gregory Galvanizing & Metal Processing Inc., Cst Industries Inc., Tenneco Powertrain. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Gregory Galvanizing & Metal Processing Inc. Canton, OH · Fabricated Metals 36.2K lbs reported
- Cst Industries Inc. Dekalb, IL · Fabricated Metals 36.2K lbs reported
- Tenneco Powertrain Athens, AL · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 36.1K lbs reported
- Varex Imaging Corp Salt Lake City, UT · Computers and Electronic Products 36.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other US Department of Energy Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nnsa Y-12 National Security Complex, US Doe Hanford Site, US Doe Idaho National Laboratory Site.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Hydrogen fluoride, Chlorine; nearby reporters include U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant. US Doe Paducah Site stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This US Doe Paducah Site TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Doe Paducah Site totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kevil, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562910 · Other. 0.3% of Mccracken TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gregory Galvanizing & Metal Processing Inc. (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Doe Paducah Site stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov