Demolition workers await medical results.
There has been another incident of contamination at the Hanford Site. This one involves worker vehicles that were driven off the nuclear cleanup site in southeast Washington state.
Two vehicles that were contaminated with radioactive waste were driven home Friday and then came back to work at Hanford Monday. They were discovered to be contaminated along with several other areas—all near the demolition site called the Plutonium Finishing Plant.
Low levels of contamination were found near the trailers, on a jersey barrier, a vehicle hood, the ground and a trash can.
So far, no contamination was detected inside either car. Workers were asked to stay in offices Monday, as more surveys are being done.
This incident follows last week when six demolition workers had encountered elevated contamination readings on their lapel monitors. Those workers are undergoing bio-assays to see if any contamination has gotten into their bodies. Results are due in a month.
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