Re: Hanford Explosion

["Rey The_Fed_Man" <rad_con@hotmail.com>]

Al,

Thanks for volunteering to post info that RadSafers can read from someone other 
than "armchair gumshoe" sources.  Being the lead investigator on the accident 
investigation board, it is inappropriate for me to comment in a public forum 
until our investigation is complete.  But I appreciate someone close to the 
source willing to volunteer confirmed information for the benefit of our Radsafe 
newsgroup.  Again, Thanks.

Rey Bocanegra
Senior Technical Advisor on Rad Protection
Richland Operations Office
U.S. Dept. of Energy
(509) 372-2868
reynaldo_rey_bocanegra@rl.gov



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>I have lots of information. I was the duty officer for the Washington 
>State Division of Radiation Protection that night, and since it was an 
>ALERT, we responded. Unfortunately, we are still following up and 
>participating in our own investigation, but I will write a summary from 
>our perspective when I have the time. DOE's press release is pretty good. 
>We are acting as an independent agency (both because of  our regulatory 
>program for radioactive air emissions and at the request of DOE, to 
>verify that no plutonium escaped to put any public fears to rest. We 
>should have that done by mid week. I'll write a summary then. So far, 
>they don't know what caused the explosion.
>
>Allen W. Conklin
>Head, Air Emissions & Defense Waste
>Division of Radiation Protection
>Department of Health
>P.O. Box 47827
>Olympia, WA  98504
>Work - (360) 586-0254
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