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Leaky Hydrogen Fluoride System at 9212 Reactivated This Month
The prime contractor for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Y-12 National Security Complex continued to grapple with a fix for a hydrogen fluoride system until earlier this month — well after an April leak that prompted an evacuation of the agency’s main uranium processing building. The system in Building 9212 “returned to operation on Monday, […]
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TO ADD OR NOT TO ADD: Board votes against putting flouride in Sneedville’s drinking water
SNEEDVILLE — Due to its controversial nature and the community not asking for the addition of the substance, the Sneedville Utility District Board voted unanimously on June 13, 2019, to not add flouride to its public water supply. After earlier discussions about possibly adding fluoride to drinking water, the Hancock County Eagle received letters ‘for’ […]
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tenn. Dept. of Health recommends fluoride to help fight tooth decay
Note from the Fluoride Action Network Dr. Kirschke of the Tennessee Department of Health had this opportunity to inform the public of the risks to the fetus when the pregnant woman drinks fluoridated water – but did not use it. The U.S. National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIH/NIEHS) funded a Mother-Offspring […]
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Hole in Valve Linked to April Hydrogen Fluoride Leak at Y-12
Note from the Fluoride Action Network The Y-12 National Security Complex is a United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration facility located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. en.wikipedia.org ___________________________________________________ A hole in a calibration valve caused the hydrogen fluoride leak that prompted the operations contractor of the Y-12 […]
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Regulatory filing: 3M to pay $35 million to settle water pollution case
3M Co. is paying $35 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it contaminated West Morgan-East Lawrence Water Authority’s water supply with industrial chemicals that have been discharged into the Tennessee River, the company said in a regulatory filing. In a joint statement Friday, WMEL and 3M announced they had settled, but did not disclose the […]
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College Street students treated with no-fill cavity treatment
Students at College Street Elementary School last week received free no drill cavity treatments through a state Department of Health’s pilot program involving a silver diamine fluoride sealant to affected teeth. The program involves a relatively new to the US treatment that has been used for decades worldwide. The MCS Family Resource Center and Coordinated […]
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Bruceton to stop adding fluoride to its water
Bruceton will no longer fluoride the town’s water. The second and final reading on an ordinance to discontinue fluoridation passed during the April 9 meeting of the Bruceton Mayor and Board of Aldermen. No one spoke during a public hearing prior to the vote. “It’s the town’s desire to cease adding fluoride to the water,” […]
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Bruceton Public Hearing To Eye Discontinuation of Fluoride In Water System
The Town of Bruceton will hold a public hearing to discuss the discontinuation of fluoride in the town’s water system. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday April 9 at town hall. The public is welcome and encouraged to come and discuss this topic with the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. *Original article […]
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‘There was never a threat to the community’ say officials after Y-12 chemical leak
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WVLT) — All nuclear material is safe and site personnel are returning to normal operations after authorities with the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge said an incident occurred Thursday morning. According to initial reports, the incident occurred at 7:52 a.m. Thursday morning after sensors indicated a potential release of hydrogen […]
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What is hydrogen fluoride?
Emergency personnel responded to the Y-12 National Security Complex after sensors indicated a potential release of hydrogen fluoride within a processing enclosure. OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Emergency personnel responded to the Y-12 National Security Complex after sensors indicated a potential release of hydrogen fluoride within a processing enclosure Thursday morning. According to a tweet from […]
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