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Break-In At Uranium Storage Facility, Questions Oversight Overhaul
Sep. 12, 2012 12:30PM PST
Energy InvestingReuters reported after a break-in at a uranium storage facility in July 2012 in the United States, law makers are reconsidering oversight of nuclear weapons programs.
Reuters reported after a break-in at a uranium storage facility in July 2012 in the United States, law makers are reconsidering oversight of nuclear weapons programs.
As quoted in the market news:
The facility is a major storage center for highly enriched uranium, a key component of nuclear bombs. The security breach at what was supposed to be one of the most secure facilities in the United States has raised new questions about a plan to overhaul oversight of nuclear laboratories and weapons plants.
An internal Energy Department watchdog found guards ignored motion sensors because they are routinely triggered by wildlife, and a security camera that should have shown the break-in had been broken for about six months.