Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

DOE IG: HEU Samples Almost Taken Out of Y-12 Protected Area

By Photo of Brian Bradley

Alissa Tabirian
NS&D Monitor
9/4/2015
A truck carrying coveralls that contained samples of highly enriched uranium (HEU) was flagged last year upon trying to exit the Protected Area of the Y-12 National Security Complex, the Department of Energy (DOE) Inspector…

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