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Nuclear Info Kept From Congress and the Public
Thermite writes "On March 6, 2006 an accident occurred at Nuclear Fuel Services in Erwin, Tennessee. According to reports, almost 9 gallons of highly enriched uranium in solution spilled and nearly went into a chain reaction. Before the accident in 2004, the NRC and The Office of Naval Reactors had changed the terms of the company's license so that any correspondence with Nuclear Fuel Services would be marked 'official use only.' From the article: 'While reviewing the commission's public Web page in 2004, the Department of Energy's Office of Naval Reactors found what it considered protected information about Nuclear Fuel Service's work for the Navy. The commission responded by sealing every document related to Nuclear Fuel Services and BWX Technologies in Lynchburg, Va., the only two companies licensed by the agency to manufacture, possess and store highly enriched uranium.' The result was that the public and Congress were both left in the dark for 13 months regarding this accident and other issues at the facility."
...where Homer falls asleep at the control panel:
FTA:
The leak was discovered when a supervisor saw a yellow liquid ``running into a hallway'' from under a door, according to one document.
Information wants to be Free. Useful Information will cost you.
if its anything like this one, we wouldn't be left in the dark...
We'd glow in it.
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"The leak was discovered when a supervisor saw a yellow liquid ``running into a hallway'' from under a door, according to one document."
Highly Enriched Uranium or Godzilla's Urine?!?!? You be the judge.
News Reporters Make Tasty Polar Bear Treats!
Only actual chain reactions need be disclosed and the mushroom cloud should serve as public notice. Anything more would be a waste of taxpayer dollars.
I used to live near Erwin, TN and NFS was always secretive about it's work. Yes we know they recycle material from weapons grade uranium to produce reactor fuel. They also supply fuel for nuclear subs and ships for the Navy. The rest of what they do is not know. There was also an interesting event that seemed related to them as well about 3-4 years ago. The local sheriff for that area busted a couple of suspected terrorists with fake Israeli passports that came in through Canada. They were driving a moving truck and heading towards where the NFS complex is located. Another strange coincidence to that was the apache helecopters that were searching for them with their full armament. This was odd since they don't do training with apaches in that area and they were flying along the roads searching for someone. The feds got involved on that, but I suspect there is some relation to the guys with an empty truck heading towards Erwin and NFS on fake Israeli passports. Erwin isn't exactly a town people (especially non-white folks) travel to for vacation and it's known in East TN for it's past racist problems. One of the best statements I heard about Erwin was from someone I knew that worked at the school there... "We don't have a racist problem, we have plenty of chinese and mexicans in our area..." Given the area, the views of many folks in that backwards town and such, a couple of middle eastern guys with fake Israeli passports in a moving truck could only be there for one reason that I know of and it's NFS.
It's about time they un-cover all that happens with NFS. I'm no gov conspiracy theorist or anything, but the events in a backwards small mountain town like that catch peoples eye. I am sure there are other facilities and private gov contract companies that have much of the same view as NFS does. With how scary accidents like this are and some of the unusual things that happen around plants like that, it's rather disturbing.
The government is extremely Bureaucratic! *Gasp*
Leaking the uranium was the second most serious violation. Leaking the fact that there had been a uranium leak was the most serious violation...
Thanks to the War on Drugs, it's easier to buy meth than it is to buy cold medicine!
The magic depends on how you pronounce the word "nuclear". If you pronounce it "New Cle Ur", it is very frightening and you are likely a mad scientist or hippie liberal. Then it's a black magic word. But, if you pronounce it "New Kuh Ler", you are a down-home, folksy kind of guy and people like you and will believe what you say. Then it becomes a white magic word.
Sorry, had to be said..
Nothing glowing in the dark to see here. Move along.
Have gnu, will travel.
"Convicted of a crime I didn't even commit. Hah! Attempted murder? Now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel prize for attempted chemistry?"
Let me guess, David Hahn was working there?