MNeagle
8th November 2011, 06:07 PM
At least 17 INL employees exposed to radiation
Read more: http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/article_fed27138-0a56-11e1-a080-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1dAZqHjEn
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Officials with the Idaho National Laboratory say at least 17 workers were exposed to low-level radiation from plutonium.
The employees were working inside the facility's decommissioned Zero Power Physics Reactor Tuesday afternoon when a container holding plutonium was opened, exposing them to radiation.
A statement from INL said there was no evidence that radiation was released outside the facility, and there is no risk to the public or the environment.
The workers underwent initial decontamination procedures at their worksite and were taken to INL's medical center to be evaluated.
Read more: http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/article_fed27138-0a56-11e1-a080-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1dAaX7jlX
http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/article_fed27138-0a56-11e1-a080-001cc4c03286.html
Read more: http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/article_fed27138-0a56-11e1-a080-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1dAZqHjEn
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Officials with the Idaho National Laboratory say at least 17 workers were exposed to low-level radiation from plutonium.
The employees were working inside the facility's decommissioned Zero Power Physics Reactor Tuesday afternoon when a container holding plutonium was opened, exposing them to radiation.
A statement from INL said there was no evidence that radiation was released outside the facility, and there is no risk to the public or the environment.
The workers underwent initial decontamination procedures at their worksite and were taken to INL's medical center to be evaluated.
Read more: http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/article_fed27138-0a56-11e1-a080-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1dAaX7jlX
http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/article_fed27138-0a56-11e1-a080-001cc4c03286.html