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Trump Administration Reverses Mass Firings of Nuclear Safety Staff

The US government is attempting to rehire nuclear safety employees who were recently fired but faces difficulties in contacting them.
An email disclosed that the termination letters for some National Nuclear Security Administration workers are being rescinded due to difficulties in reaching personnel.
Approximately 325 nuclear security workers were laid off as part of President Donald Trump's effort to reduce the federal workforce.
Local Senator Patty Murray noted that recent mass firings at federal departments have caused chaos, affecting national security efforts.

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Atlanta Black Star

'Embarrassing to be an American': Trump Administration Under Fire After Accidentally Firing Workers Overseeing Nation's Nuclear Power Then Scrambling to Rehire Them

If anyone should've felt safe in their government jobs, you'd assume it would be the 350 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration,

5 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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CNN

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Trump officials struggled to reinstate nuclear weapons staff after firing hundreds

Officials backtracked on the terminations Friday after multiple members of Congress petitioned Energy Sec. Chris Wright to reverse course, explaining the dire national security implications.

5 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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Oil Price

Trump Administration Cuts Spark Chaos at Nuclear Agency

Before cutting the ranks of U. S. government employees who safeguard the nation's nuclear material and respond to nuclear accidents, it would seem wise to ask them exactly what tasks they are assigned and how they accomplish them. Apparently, that was not a consideration when the Trump administration through its U. S. Department of Government Efficiency Service (currently run by billionaire Elon Musk) began firing personnel at the National Nucle…

5 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

Trump admin scrambles to rehire hundreds of nuclear weapons workers

The Trump administration rescinded firings of hundreds of employees at the agency that oversees the nation's arsenal of nuclear weapons.

5 days ago·United States

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WBIR

Uncertainty lingers in East Tennessee after terminations announced, then rescinded, for federal employees in nuclear programs

WBIR reached out to Y-12, the NNSA and the Department of Energy multiple times with questions asking if anyone at Y-12 had been affected by the sudden firings.

5 days ago

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