File photo. The front of the entrance to the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)OAK RIDGE - The U.S. Department of Energy has notified the contractor at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge that it plans to investigate a possible security breach and release of classified information.
There were no details of the breach immediately available, and a plant spokesman said he couldn't comment on the situation.
The Sept. 3 letter was sent to Jim Haynes, the president of Consolidated Nuclear Security, the managing contractor at Y-12. But it notes that the "security event" was discovered in June - before CNS replaced B&W Y-12 as contractor on July 1. Therefore, the same notice is being sent to B&W, DOE said.
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