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May 23, 2017

Radioactive contamination found on clothing of Hanford worker

RICHLAND, Benton County (AP) — A worker at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation got radioactive contamination on his clothing last week during an incident at an underground waste storage tank that indicated a possible leak.

Contractor Washington River Protection Solutions said the worker was removing a robotic device out of the space between the double walls of Tank AZ-101 on Thursday evening. Monitors detected radiation at three times the expected level, and the workers left the area, said the company, which operates the storage tanks for the U.S. Department of Energy.


 
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