RE: Compensation of survivors

["Thomas J Savin " <tjsav@LYCOS.COM>]

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Tom Savin

Hmmmmm  Very interesting........ and here I thought an ounce (pound?) of Pu was enough to kill eveyone on the earth! I'm glad he survived that incident - seriously!



Enjoy - Tom





On Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:20:52  

 Simmons, Michael wrote:

>Ruth and others-

>

>Here is another perspective on the whole compensation issue:

>

>On June 14, 1957 a chemical explosion involving Pu nitrate occurred at Rocky

>Flats.  While precipitating Pu metal from nitrate, excessive impurities and

>restricted vent lines caused a glovebox to literally explode, sending shards

>of pyrex, glass and solution in all directions.  One employee received

>uptake by all three methods, ingestion, inhalation and injection

>simultaneously, as well as chemical burns to his skin.  





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