Study Finds More Hazards at Paducah

["Jacobus, John (OD/ORS)" <jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov>]

This is second article that appeared in Washington Post this week about
DOE's Paducah reprocessing facility.

http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11396-2000Oct4.html


"Workers at the Energy Department's Paducah, Ky., uranium plant were exposed
to deadly metals at levels far higher than previously believed, including
radiation exposure up to 20 times the legal limit, according to a draft
study."


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John Jacobus, MS
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