Cleanup & Remediation

Safety Incidents Persist at Hanford Plutonium Finishing Plant

By Photo of Brian Bradley

Staff Reports
WC Monitor
11/13/2015
Safety issues continue to be reported at the Hanford Site’s Plutonium Finishing Plant as employees conduct work on three high-hazard projects at once. Incidents of workers being contaminated with small amounts of radioactive…

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