Officials: No injuries, release of radioactivity after uranium fire at Y-12 in Oak Ridge

WATE 6 News ^ | Feb 22, 2023 | Gregory Raucoules

[FroedrickVonFreepenstein]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Officials with Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge said there were no injuries nor any indication of a release of radioactivity after a fire involving uranium occurred early Wednesday.

According to a release from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration, the fire occurred at 9:14 a.m. Steven Wyatt with NNSA said that there was a hood fire in Building 9212, a uranium procession facility. The building and some nearby areas were evacuated.

Tony Boser, a technical adviser, said that the fire was in a processing area and it was contained to that area. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Patterson said an investigation is ongoing.

All employees have been accounted for and there were no injuries, Consolidated Nuclear Security spokesperson Gene Patterson said.

[FroedrickVonFreepenstein]

Maybe nothing, but who knows.

[granite]

Believe nothing, trust no one. We will only be told the party’s narrative.

[Brilliant]

Very unlikely the uranium burned.

[Tell It Right]

The Dims are switching gears again. They're migrating back to nuclear-is-dangerous mode. Too many of us conservatives joined them in saying coal is a pollutant, but nuclear is something we can all agree on. The Dims can't go with that. They have to make uranium dangerous.

It's never about energy or pollution or globull warming. It's always about government control over us. Energy is just one way they implement it.

[mountainlion]

Lots of enemies out there foreign and domestic.

[Starstruck]

Spent many days in the 80’s working as a contractor in 9212. That was back when classified information was taken seriously.

[Red Badger]

Ohio, Oakridge, who’s next?...............

[Melinda in TN]

Ugh! I’m 30-45 minutes from Oak Ridge.

[afchief]

” listen folks,, the best way to protect yourself from chemical exposure from the train derailments and uranium fires ,,, is to get vaxinated “

-Joe Biden

[Red Badger]

Which way is the wind blowing?....................🤔🤦‍♂️

[Red Badger]

Has the EPA told everyone the air and water are safe yet?.................

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Ohio, Oakridge, who’s next?...

What's the name of that offshore facility where the US stores Polio and other nasty bugs?

[Red Badger]

Haiti?............................

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Right towards me.

[vetvetdoug]

Back in the 70’s I was a vet tech in a couple of the research facilities at ORNL and worked as a vet tech for the veterinary school procuring animals for the vet students from the animal shelter at Oak Ridge....some of the dogs registered on the Geiger we had...

[Melinda in TN]

17mph SSW right now.

[Melinda in TN]

I didn’t even know about it until I saw it in here. I’m between Knoxville and Chattanooga.

[null and void]

Very unlikely the uranium burned.

Because?

[BenLurkin]

Somehow “uranium fire” sounds like something serious no matter what.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Tennessee...East of Knoxville.