Y-12 searches for its lost reputation

[W.G.Ewald]

A year after break-in, Y-12 searches for its lost reputation » Knoxville News Sentinel

For decades, the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant relished its nickname, the Fort Knox of Uranium. The self-applied moniker helped define the type of work that takes place here and underscored the government facility's top-security image.

Overnight, however, Fort Knox became a laughingstock.

On July 28, 2012, three intruders cut through fences, avoided detection and managed to reach the plant's Protected Area, where nuclear warhead parts are manufactured and where the nation's stockpile of bomb-grade uranium is stored.

 

[mikhail]

A year after break-in, Y-12 searches for its lost reputation » Knoxville News Sentinel

sir,this was a serious breach of security,i can't even imagine what would have happened if a group of al-quada tangos had infiltrated the facility instead of those 3 guys.the U.S. Govt should start an immediate review of their security protocol in these high-tech nuke facilities(most probably they have already made a review).

 

[W.G.Ewald]

sir,this was a serious breach of security,i can't even imagine what would have happened if a group of al-quada tangos had infiltrated the facility instead of those 3 guys.the U.S. Govt should start an immediate review of their security protocol in these high-tech nuke facilities(most probably they have already made a review).

From the article:

Within the past month, DOE launched yet another review of security issues, not just at Y-12 but at agency sites around the nation.

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said the security breach at Y-12 "revealed a management problem" that hasn't been addressed.

"The department's response was to change the contract for who managed the security force," Alexander said, referring to the firing of WSI-Oak Ridge. "But simply changing the contract is not real reform."