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For members: After leak, hydrogen fluoride operations resume at Y-12

Posted at 11:19 am July 16, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Y-12 Building 9212
A low-level aerial shot of Building 9212 at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

After a leak in April, hydrogen fluoride operations have resumed at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

The leak in a cylinder enclosure in Building 9212 in the production area on the west side of Y-12 was reported Thursday morning, April 4. An operational emergency was declared, and employees in the buildings in and around the 9212 processing complex were evacuated to other buildings in the production area.

Y-12 Building 9212

A low-level aerial shot of Building 9212 at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

 

After a leak in April, hydrogen fluoride operations have resumed at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, Premium Content, Slider, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Brandon Weathers, Building 9212, Consolidated Nuclear Security, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, DNFSB, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen fluoride leak, Matthew Duncan, Y-12 National Security Complex

For members: Likely cause of Y-12 gas leak has been identified

Posted at 1:06 pm May 4, 2019
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Y-12 Building 9212
A low-level aerial shot of Building 9212 at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

An inspection has determined the likely cause of the hydrogen fluoride gas leak in the main processing building at the Y-12 National Security Complex in April.

A visual inspection found a hole in a calibration valve in a cylinder enclosure in Building 9212 on the west side of Y-12, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board said in an April 12 report. The hole is the likely source of the leak of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, the DNFSB said.

Y-12 Building 9212

An inspection has determined the likely cause of the hydrogen fluoride gas leak in the main processing building at the Y-12 National Security Complex in April.

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Filed Under: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Front Page News, Premium Content, Slider, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, Brandon Weathers, Building 9212, CNS, Consolidated Nuclear Security, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, DNFSB, gas leak, hydrogen fluoride, Matthew Duncan, National Nuclear Security Administration, scrubber, Y-12 gas leak, Y-12 National Security Complex

Nuclear safety board announces appointment of two inspectors, mostly at Y-12

Posted at 1:10 am September 2, 2018
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Aerial: While the skyline is continuing to change, Y-12’s focus remains the same—securing America’s future.

The Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge is pictured above in this submitted photo.

 

A federal safety board has announced the appointment of two Oak Ridge resident inspectors, primarily at the Y-12 National Security Complex, and a major board reform has been announced.

The appointment of the first inspector, Matthew Duncan, was effective August 20. The appointment of the second, Brandon Weathers, is effective in December.

The two will serve as Oak Ridge resident inspectors for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, an independent federal agency responsible for safety oversight at U.S. Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities.

In Oak Ridge, the DNFSB reports often focus on activities at Y-12, but they can also include work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ORNL is a DOE Office of Science lab, and Y-12 is a National Nuclear Security Administration site. The NNSA is a DOE agency. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Brandon Weathers, Bruce Hamilton, Christopher Roscetti, defense nuclear facilities, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, DNFSB, DOE, federal safety board, Matthew Duncan, National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, resident inspectors, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex

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