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NRC Sealed Information on Nuclear Fuel Spill for 13 Months

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· Story link OMB Watch reports that for 13 months the Nuclear Regulator Commission kept secret from the public and…

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OMB Watch reports that for 13 months the Nuclear Regulator Commission kept secret from the public and Congress the accidental release of highly enriched uranium at a nuclear fuel processing plant in Tennessee. After learning of the event, the NRC marked all records for “Official Use Only,” effectively sealing them. (7/11/07)

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