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Friday, February 1, 2013

Aging Technology Endangers Pantex Nuclear Plant Security, Auditors Warn

Aging Technology Endangers Pantex Nuclear Plant Security, Auditors Warn

Technicians at the Pantex Plant in Texas ready a B-61 nuclear gravity bomb for a 2007 surveillance test. The U.S. Energy Department inspector general reported this week that a key security system at the nuclear arms assembly and disassembly site was at the end of its intended service life (National Nuclear Security Administration photo). By Diane Barnes
Global Security Newswire
WASHINGTON -- A deteriorating nuclear-weapon security system at the Pantex Plant in Texas could malfunction if it does not receive maintenance, the U.S. Energy Department inspector general warned in a report made public on Friday.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/aging-defenses-endanger-pantex-plant-nukes-auditors-warn/
Posted by Michele Kearney at 10:39 PM

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