NRC Launches Special Inspection at Honeywell Uranium Conversion Facility
September 06, 2023
September 06, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has launched a special inspection at the Honeywell uranium conversion facility in Metropolis, Illinois, to assess a uranium hexafluoride leak that occurred at the plant Sept. 2.
At 8:06 a.m. Central time, a chemical alarm alerted Honeywell plant staff to a uranium hexafluoride - known as UF6 - leak. Control room operators notified plant managemen . . .
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has launched a special inspection at the Honeywell uranium conversion facility in Metropolis, Illinois, to assess a uranium hexafluoride leak that occurred at the plant Sept. 2.
At 8:06 a.m. Central time, a chemical alarm alerted Honeywell plant staff to a uranium hexafluoride - known as UF6 - leak. Control room operators notified plant managemen . . .