US nuclear list posted on Internet by mistake

WASHINGTON: The US government accidentally posted on the Internet a list of government and civilian nuclear facilities and their activities in the United States, but a US official said yesterday the posting included no information that compromised national security.

The 266-page document was published on May 6 as a transmission from President Barack Obama to the US Congress. According to the document, the list was required by law and will be provided to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Some of the pages are marked "highly confidential safeguards sensitive."