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Officials: No injuries, release of radioactivity after uranium fire at Y-12 in Oak Ridge
WATE 6 News ^ | Feb 22, 2023 | Gregory Raucoules

Posted on 02/22/2023 11:11:16 AM PST by 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.

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KEYWORDS: fire; oakridge; uranium; y12
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To: FroedrickVonFreepenstein

“a uranium procession facility..”

A procession facility?

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61 posted on 02/22/2023 2:25:36 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: mountainlion

Lots to choose from.
MS-13, Chinese nationals, jihadis, Central American gangs and antifa.


62 posted on 02/22/2023 2:29:30 PM PST by Texas resident (Who is running our country?)
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To: Melinda in TN

My brother lives down in Spring City is only a couple miles from the dam.

Attacking rural America — they’d do it in a skinny minute. And maybe are.


63 posted on 02/22/2023 2:29:44 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Antifa made some threats against rural America and we all laughed about them confronting country people but maybe they didn’t mean attack us like they have been in liberal cities. They’d get shot in a New York minute if they tried. I’m wondering if this is how they plan to do it and not get killed in the process. All of these train derailments of hazardous chemicals can’t be a coincidence. Now Oak Ridge? Makes you wonder. It does me anyway.


64 posted on 02/22/2023 2:36:02 PM PST by Melinda in TN
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To: FroedrickVonFreepenstein

Y-12 is on the far end out the county from me. 20 miles or so driving down the valley from Union County to west Anderson Co.. Maybe 15 miles air distance.


65 posted on 02/22/2023 3:02:32 PM PST by cva66snipe
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To: granite

While 95% of what our communist masters tell us is pure B.S., you can be assured that factors of wokeness, diversity, LGBT, or climate change played a substantial role in the incompetence leading to the event...


66 posted on 02/22/2023 3:30:02 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperatly need him)
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To: mountainlion

Probably won’t doing there. We spent a lot of time in OR for work. Lots of imports working at OR. I am sure they passed their security screening. Total tinfoil… I would say Russia and Iran could easily have dozens of “scientists” there. Vetted by our FBI and homeland security to ensure they are diverse.


67 posted on 02/23/2023 3:50:20 AM PST by momincombatboots (QEphesians 6... who you are really at war with)
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