Security Chief Replaced at Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Plant

The federal contractor that operates the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn., has named a new head of security there, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, Jan. 16).

Willis “Butch” Clements is the new manager of safeguards and security at the plant, according to AP. Officials with contractor BWXT refused to say if the selection of Clements as the new head of security was related to an announcement last week by the watchdog group Project on Government Oversight that security at the Y-12 plant performed poorly during a recent exercise

The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration also replace the head of security at its Oak Ridge National Laboratory following the exercise (Associated Press, Jan. 20).

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