# General Matter signs a DOE lease to build a $1.5 billion enrichment plant at Paducah, Kentucky

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/general-matter-signs-a-doe-lease-to-build-a-1-5-billion-enrichment-8376cad9
Date: 6 Aug 2025
About: [General Matter](https://technooptimist.io/companies/general-matter.md) · [Paducah enrichment plant](https://technooptimist.io/energy/paducah-enrichment-plant.md)
Original source: https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/general-matter-plans-new-enrichment-plant-in-paducah

General Matter leased 100 acres at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant from the Department of Energy, with at least 7,600 cylinders of uranium hexafluoride to re-enrich. The $1.5 billion project would create about 140 jobs; construction was expected in 2026 and enrichment in 2034. Paducah enriched uranium from 1952 until 2013.

## Key facts

- 100-acre parcel plus at least 7,600 cylinders of UF6 feed.
- $1.5 billion project, about 140 full-time jobs.
- Construction expected 2026; enrichment planned for 2034 at the time.
- DOE picked General Matter in Oct 2024 as one of four HALEU enrichment suppliers.

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