November 11, 2025
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Whoops-Haliburton Loses Nukes

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Neil Sheehan receives this weeks award for the most obvious observation, when he explained that Halliburton’s four-month delay in reporting the loss of nuclear material "did not comply with notification requirements." It seems that a 185-pound container of radioactive equipment – the kind of material used in dirty bombs – which was imported by Halliburton Energy Services turned up unexpectedly this week at a shipping facility in Chelsea, MA. The problem: the shipment was falsely registered as having arrived in Newark, NJ, four months ago, and Halliburton only reported the missing container last Tuesday.

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B. John Masters writes about democracy, moral responsibility, and everyday Stoicism at deep.mastersfamily.org. A lifelong United Methodist committed to social justice, he explores how faith, ethics, and civic life intersect—and how ordinary people can live out justice, mercy, and truth in public life. A records and information management expert, Masters has lived in the Piedmont,NC, Dayton, OH, Greensboro, NC and Tampa, FL, and is a proud Appalachian State Alum.