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knoxnews.com |Peace activist 'uncovers' info policy at DOE/NNSA

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:11:38 -0000

Suffice it to say, Ralph Hutchison, coordinator of the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, has not been very pleased with the NNSA's treatment of public information in recent years regarding operations at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant. He also wasn't happy when the feds at Y-12 recently turned down a request for a tour during Dr. Helen Caldicott's upcoming visit.

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‘Major' waterline break at Y-12 plant confirmed - Oak Ridge, TN - The Oak Ridger

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:01:30 -0000

Officials at the Y-12 National Security Complex confirmed Wednesday that they are assessing the cleanup of a World War II-era facility as a result of a major waterline break that occurred on Saturday.

In response to a request for information on the incident, Y-12 spokeswoman Ellen Boatner provided The Oak Ridger with the following statement Wednesday afternoon: "While potable water did overflow into the East Fork Poplar Creek, no permit violations have been detected and there are no impacts to aquatic life."

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Y-12 fire results in evacuation of 95 employees - Oak Ridge, TN - The Oak Ridger

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:34:51 -0000

A Monday morning fire at the Y-12 National Security Complex resulted in the evacuation of 95 employees, including two who were taken to Y-12 Occupational Health Services and released.

"Emergency response personnel at the Y-12 National Security Complex are responding to a fire at the Oak Ridge facility," stated a 10:24 a.m. e-mail from the Y-12 Site Office.

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Bomb parts dropped at Y-12; contractor says no threat of nuclear explosion : Local News : Knoxville News Sentinel

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:59:44 -0000

OAK RIDGE — In separate incidents barely a week apart in April, nuclear warhead parts were dropped at the Y-12 National Security Complex, but a plant spokesman said today there was no threat of a nuclear explosion.

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Y-12 chief gives details of 2007 fire : Knoxville News Sentinel

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:17:06 -0000

OAK RIDGE - The small uranium fire extinguished itself within a matter of seconds March 15, 2007. But there were signs of broader concern when a radiation alarm went off in another area of the large building where warhead parts are assembled and taken apart.

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knoxnews.com | 50th anniversary of Y-12's worst nuke accident

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:24:31 -0000

On June 16, 1958, eight workers were hospitalized after they were exposed to high radiation fields in a production facility at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant. A batch of highly enriched uranium went critical when it was inadvertently mixed in an unsafe container, zapping everyone in the vicinity with neutrons.

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More detail on $123,750 fine against Y-12 contractor for radiation exposure : Local News : Knoxville News Sentinel

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:33:26 -0000

The government has issued a $123,750 fine against B&W Technical Services, the contractor at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant, for safety violations related to a uranium chip fire in 2007.

More than 100 workers received radiation doses due to inhalation of airborne radioactive material created by the fire, according to the report released today.

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knoxnews.com | Protest Sunday at Y-12: rules of engagement

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:19:26 -0000

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Uranium processing facility to reopen : Knoxville News Sentinel

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:24:23 -0000

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knoxnews.com | The Fort Knox of Uranium

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:24:57 -0000

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Feds confirm two cases of guards caught napping at Y-12 : Local News : Knoxville News Sentinel

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:01:23 -0000

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