Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Y-12 Manager Dodges $1M in Penalties for 13 Safety Violations

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Contractor Consolidated Nuclear Security dodged more than $1 million in fines from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) for criticality safety violations in 2017 and 2018 at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee.
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