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Uranium fire at Tennessee nuclear complex contained, did not release radioactivity
by: Hope McAlee
Posted: Feb 22, 2023 / 11:54 AM PST
Updated: Feb 22, 2023 / 11:54 AM PST
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — A fire at one of the nation’s enriched uranium processing facilities on Wednesday did not result in the release of radioactivity, according to officials at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Officials at Y-12 notified city officials, legislators and media that emergency response teams were handling an “incident” at a building on the western side of the Y-12 complex.
The fire at the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility led to the evacuation of “a couple hundred employees,” a spokesman said and involved uranium in a metal-type form in a hood at Building 9212 — an original 1945-era building that is scheduled to be replaced in the coming years...
Uranium fire at Tennessee nuclear complex contained, did not release radioactivity
by: Hope McAlee
Posted: Feb 22, 2023 / 11:54 AM PST
Updated: Feb 22, 2023 / 11:54 AM PST
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — A fire at one of the nation’s enriched uranium processing facilities on Wednesday did not result in the release of radioactivity, according to officials at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Officials at Y-12 notified city officials, legislators and media that emergency response teams were handling an “incident” at a building on the western side of the Y-12 complex.
The fire at the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility led to the evacuation of “a couple hundred employees,” a spokesman said and involved uranium in a metal-type form in a hood at Building 9212 — an original 1945-era building that is scheduled to be replaced in the coming years...