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As I recall it was actually an AEC (Atomic Energy Commission) program, and I assume it became a DOE program when the AEC lost its commission in 1974 (swallowed by the creation of DOE).

I just have a real hard time understanding how on earth 65 guys at Minot suddenly became unreliable. Sixty five guys at my shop, which was a rather large nuke shop at the time, would have been the whole shop, 100% of us. We lost one person in four years to HRP and it didn't take very long for them to find him. Of course we never let him do anything other than paint objects that didn't move and salute objects that did, but still, 65 guys at one time is eye-popping.

61 posted on 10/20/2007 9:48:29 AM PDT by HawaiianGecko (There are scandals that need to be addressed. Republicans address them, Democrats re-elect them.)

I just have a real hard time understanding how on earth 65 guys at Minot suddenly became unreliable. ...

The official storyline being reported simply doesn't pass the smell test. In fact, as another poster noted, the very fact that a storyline other than the traditional "the Dept. can neither confirm nor deny" type of press release has been floated is itself pungently redolent.

I have no idea what really happened, but I'm also certain this official storyline ain't it...