If the tale relates to the deseal/reseal thing ... there is plenty of information in the public domain .. and it goes back a long time. Run a search for "deseal reseal" and you will get heaps of hits.
Probably the link relates to the current enquiry which started yesterday.
The situation caused a lot of medical problems and reduced life expectancy for upwards of 7-800 maintainers .. for instance, one of my folk was ex-F-111 .. his comments were along the line that all his mates from that time are now dead ... a bit sobering.
A lot of the problem was due to management ignorance at the time.
Present CDF has taken a lot of interest in this and it probably was a significant precursor for the present and quite vigorous OH&S requirements in the ADF.