Furnace Operations at Y-12 Facility Paused Temporarily Due to Uranium Buildup

Operations at a Holden Gas Furnace used for uranium recycling at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Tennessee were temporarily delayed because of concerns earlier this spring about the amount of enriched uranium that had accumulated in duct systems associated with…

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