Who we are:

The Paducah-Area Community Reuse Organization (PACRO) was formed in August of 1997 by regional community representatives from western Kentucky and southern Illinois in an effort to mitigate potential downsizing and restructuring of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) workforce as a result of the end of the Cold War and changing Department of Energy (DOE) priorities.

Membership of the PACRO is designed to represent the counties in which the majority of the PGDP workforce lives. The PACRO impact area includes McCracken, Ballard, Graves and Marshall Counties in western Kentucky and Massac County in southern Illinois.

What we do:

PACRO commissioned a study to develop and utilize programs and resources to maintain the region’s economic climate.

Downloads:

• Paducah-Area Community Reuse Organization Presentation
• Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Presentation
• Paducah Uranium Plant Asset Utilization Task Force Presentation
• Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Map

Helpful External Links:

• Unites States Enrichment Corporation, Inc.
• United States Enrichment Corporation, Inc. - Paducah Location
• PGDP Paducah Citizen Advisory Board
• Paducah Site Cleanup
• Gaseous Diffusion Process (Wikipedia)
• GlobalSecurity.org - Paducah Site Description
• Kentucky NPL/NPL Caliber Cleanup Site Summaries (Region 4 Superfund)

PACRO Programs:

General Program Administration:

PACRO contracts the administration of the Entrepreneurship Development and Industrial Development Program to the Purchase  Area Development District in order to:

• Reduce administrative costs
• Leverage existing PADD business development and public loan and application packaging program resources and staff, and
• Avoid necessity to alter PACRO 501(c)(3) status

Staffing:

• One full time Clearinghouse Director and part of a support staff person funded from PACRO resources.
• Loan Officers on-site, as needed, leveraging existing in-kind PADD Loan Program Resources

Other PADD Resources: