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Y-12 uranium processing facility in Tennessee catches fire, 200 employees evacuated
A fire ‘involving uranium’ broke out at a National Security Complex in Tennessee with all staff being evacuated from the site.
The National Nuclear Security Administration said that an emergency response responded to the blaze on Wednesday morning at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge.
All of their 200 employees were accounted for, with other buildings next to the site being...
US nuclear secrets dumped in trash can for years
The US National Nuclear Security Administration says nuclear secrets have been dumped in trash cans for years at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
The US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has slammed a contractor for compromising the country’s nuclear secrets by dumping loads of classified documents into unprotected trash cans.
The security blunder was first discovered in June 2014,...
US keeps atomic weapons to defend earth from asteroid attacks
The US cites a potential asteroid attack for the delay in the dismantling of its nuclear weapons.
The United States holds on to its stockpile of nuclear weapons in order to defend the earth against a potential asteroid attack, according to a report.
Government auditors have found that, among other reasons, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is delaying the dismantling of the nation’s...
Low Flying Homeland Security Helicopter To Test For Radiation
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will begin periodically flying a large helicopter at extremely low altitudes over Baltimore for years to come to detect background radiation in preparation for a nuclear attack.
Beginning this week, the federal agency will use a “massive helicopter” from the National Nuclear Security Administration to test for naturally occurring radiation...
US nuclear arsenal to undergo costliest-ever modernization process
A US Air Force B-2 Spirit nuclear-capable bomber
The United States is to treat its nuclear arsenal to the costliest modernization process ever, with the projected expenditure estimated to stand at USD hundreds of billions.
The Washington Post reported the prospect of the wholesale overhaul on Saturday, saying the country’s 5,113-strong arsenal of nuclear warheads is to undergo an upgrade and maintenance...
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