Herald-Sun & The New York Post – 2010-11-28 01:25:13
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Workers Transporting US Nuclear Missiles Drunk on the Job, Report Finds
The Herald-Sun
Australia (November 23, 2010) — US agents tasked with transporting nuclear weapons and related parts in trucks were drunk on the job, revealing a “potential vulnerability” in a “critical national security mission” a scathing report has revealed.
The Department of Energy’s internal regulator report released yesterday found in one incident last year, two agents were arrested and detained after an incident at a bar during a transport mission.
In 2007, another agent was arrested for public intoxication. Both events took place during extended trips where agents were checked into hotels after placing the transport vehicles into “safe harbours.”
The report, prepared by Department of Energy Assistant Inspector General Sandra D. Bruce, found a total 16 alcohol-related incidents between 2007 and 2009, but did not make any formal recommendations for change.
Workers Transporting US Nuclear Missiles Drunk on the Job: Report
The New York Post
(November 22, 2010) — Some US agents tasked with transporting nuclear weapons and related parts in trucks were drunk on the job, revealing a “potential vulnerability” in a “critical national security mission,” a report by the Department of Energy’s internal regulator released Monday found.
In one incident last year, two agents were arrested and detained after an incident at a bar during a transport mission. In 2007, another agent was arrested for public intoxication. Both events took place during extended trips where agents were checked into hotels after placing the transport vehicles into “safe harbors.”
The report, prepared by Department of Energy Assistant Inspector General Sandra D. Bruce, found a total 16 alcohol-related incidents between 2007 and 2009, but did not make any formal recommendations for change.
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) noted that the incidents were isolated, adding that nuclear material has been transported successfully over hundreds of millions of miles without trouble.
“NNSA’s Office of Secure Transportation maintains a highly trained, highly professional force that has safely and securely transported nuclear materials more than 100 million miles without a single fatal accident or any release of radiation,” NNSA spokesman Damien LaVera said.
“Of hundreds of agents, the report identifies just two cases involving NNSA personnel being intoxicated while on overnight stops during official missions,” he added.
As a result of the report, NNSA implanted new rules on alcohol use by its employees and more rigid alcohol testing procedures.
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