Monday, March 12, 2018

Report shows that contamination monitors failed at Hanford Nuclear Site

Last December, as crews were demolishing the Hanford Nuclear Reservation site, work was halted after monitors alerted individuals that they had inhaled radioactive particles- and it could have been prevented.  According to a new report, mismanagement and carelessness caused the exposure of at least 11 workers to contaminants after monitors failed to detect contamination. The Hanover site clean-up has been plagued with problems. Storage tanks have triggered alarms after springing leaks. In...

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