Claim: The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, which had a capacity of 11.3 million separative work units per year (SWU/year) in 1984,  was opened in 1952, and it produced low-enriched uranium which was further refined at Portsmouth and at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Evidence: The Paducah plant had a capacity of 11.3 million separative work units per year (SWU/year) in 1984. The plant was opened in 1952 as a government-owned, contractor-operated facility producing enriched uranium to fuel military reactors and for use in nuclear weapons. The Paducah plant produced low-enriched uranium which was further refined at Portsmouth and the K-25 plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.