[El Scorcho]

Tenn. Nuclear Fuel Problems Kept Secret

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A three-year veil of secrecy in the name of national security was used to keep the public in the dark about the handling of highly enriched uranium at a nuclear fuel processing plant - including a leak that could have caused a deadly, uncontrolled nuclear reaction.

The commission responded by sealing every document related to Nuclear Fuel Services and BWX Technologies in Lynchburg, Va., the only two companies licensed by the agency to manufacture, possess and store highly enriched uranium.

BWX Technologies has not experienced any problems as serious as the uranium spill at Nuclear Fuel Services, commission spokesman David McIntyre said. But its operations were included in the order to seal documents because it produces nuclear fuel for the Navy, too.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070820/D8R4VNS01.html

Currently a red headline on Drudge.

[ALUmnus]

Just applied for a couple jobs there, and have a couple friends who work there. Once I'm an insider, I'll let you guys know the scoop.

[RagingTireFire]

Yeah, you do that. While you're at it, let me know how your vacation at Guantanamo turns out.

[givemethemic]

Yeah...my dad has worked there for over 30 years and he never talks about work....