Boulder misled on plutonium spill, city says - The Denver Post
A plutonium spill at the Boulder campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology has generated numerous concerns among U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff, an NRC official testified today in Washington. Among them, said Charles Miller, are the amount of radiation individuals were exposed to as a result of the spill; the amount of radioactive materials released into the Boulder sewer system; and procedures at NIST's Boulder facility, particularly those related to the handling and storage of radioactive material.
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Bad Training Caused Mishandling Of Plutonium Spill - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver
An internal investigation found that sloppy safety procedures and poor training and response contributed to the mishandling of a plutonium spill at the federal National Institute of Standards and Technology lab last month.
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Weapons-ready plutonium shipped to France in unarmed ferry - Local & National - News - Belfast Telegraph
Plutonium suitable for nuclear bombs was secretly shipped last week from the controversial Sellafield nuclear complex to France on board an old, unarmed ro-ro ferry.\n\nThe shipment – originally due to take place in March, but postponed after an outcry - is the first of several due over the next few years.
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Moore: The plutonium spill at NIST: What's said and what's not : Guest Opinions : Boulder Daily Camera
The June 9 spill of plutonium at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder has been widely covered by the news media. The tale mainly has been a buildup of damning detail, capped by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's July 2 suspension of NIST's license to handle radioactive materials until NIST improves its procedures.
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The Associated Press: Plutonium pit plan for N.M. lab faces opposition
DIXON, N.M. (AP) — The market at the heart of this little village is stuffed with locally grown produce. Fat, red radishes practically fly out of the display basket next to the cash register hours after leaving the field. Nourished by a small river that empties into the Rio Grande, the narrow valley is dotted with farms, orchards and vineyards.
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Safety reviewed after plutonium leak - The Denver Post
The acting director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology called the June 9 plutonium spill at the Boulder campus unacceptable and said Friday that the agency is strengthening its safety program. The statement by Dr. James Turner came hours after U.S. Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo., called for a review of NIST safety practices, saying he is "seeking answers . . . as to how this situation could have been allowed to have occurred in the first place."
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Tainted H20 in sewer probed - The Denver Post
Trace amounts of plutonium were potentially washed into Boulder's wastewater system from two locations at the National Institute of Standards and Technology after a June 9 plutonium leak, federal and Boulder city officials said Wednesday.
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Lawmaker says uranium a fire concern : The Rocky Mountain News
A southeast Colorado lawmaker Wednesday said he has evidence of uranium in Pinon Canyon, the vast Fort Carson training area where a wildfire is burning. Rep. Wes McKinley, D- Walsh, said at a news conference he collected seven soil, water and plant samples during a tour of the area conducted by the Army in May 2007 and had them analyzed by an independent lab.
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More plutonium found at NIST : County News : Boulder Daily Camera
Investigators have found additional traces of plutonium at the National Institute of Standards and Technology lab in Boulder, where a vial of plutonium-containing powder cracked Monday. Twenty-two employees were monitored for radiation as a result of the accident.
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22 at NIST treated after experiment: The Rocky Mountain News
Twenty-two workers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology underwent decontamination procedures for plutonium exposure Monday. One-quarter of a gram of powder containing non-weapons- grade plutonium spilled when a vial cracked during an experiment.
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Plutonium spilled at NIST : County News : Boulder Daily Camera
A spill of radioactive material a congressman deemed "a matter of deep concern" prompted three rooms to be sealed at a Boulder laboratory and 22 employees to be monitored for radiation.
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Lab's small spill of radioactive powder forces quarantine - The Denver Post
BOULDER — A cracked vial spilled a few particles of radioactive powder at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder on Monday, briefly quarantining 22 people and forcing two labs to be sealed off. The plutonium-laced powder was found on the shoes and some clothing of most of the people. Two staff members had trace contamination on their hands, and trace contamination was found in a nearby hallway and a small office area.
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DEC: West Valley cleanup short of goals - Business First of Buffalo:
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says 21 years after agreeing to remove radioactive waste at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center in West Valley, the federal government has not met expectations. The state agency released a report May 7, saying the U.S. Department of Energy has yet to reach the first regulatory milepost -- the completion of a final environmental impact statement at the facility, which has been closed since 1975.
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HANFORD: DOE sends 1,000 pounds of plutonium off site | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia news
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Group calls for more plutonium removal from Livermore lab - San Jose Mercury News
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