Re: FW: Radioactive spill near Dorval airport

["David Whitfill/Kdhe" <DWhitfil@kdhe.state.ks.us>]

I checked the BBC and did not find anything about a spill near the Dorval
airport, but I did find something else that aids in keeping a little
perspective:

World: Europe

             Chemical leak at hospital

             One person has died and four others have been injured
             following a chemical spill at a hospital in the Scottish
             capital, Edinburgh.

             The incident happened at a human genetics research
             laboratory at the Western General Hospital.

             A spokesman for the fire service said liquid nitrogen had
             leaked from a tank in the hospital's medical research
             centre, which is situated away from the main hospital
             building.

             Around two hundred and fifty people had to be evacuated
             from the site.

             From the newsroom of the BBC World Service





"Franta, Jaroslav" <frantaj@aecl.ca>@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu on 10/26/99
01:34:47 PM

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Anyone out there in RADSAFE land hear any more details about this ? (as
usual, the news story is hopelessly garbled... journalist are no doubt
scrambling to get a comment from the nearest antinuke spokesperson)
Jaro
frantaj@aecl.ca

> Subject:      NewsExpress National News
> (http://www.mb.sympatico.ca/news/Fullstories/n102602
>
> SYMPATICO NEWSEXPRESS NATIONAL NEWS
> Tues, Oct 26th
>
> Radioactive spill near Dorval airport
> MONTREAL (CP) - A small leak of radioactive material Monday led to the
> evacuation of 15 people from a cargo building near Dorval airport.
> Officials said the material was being stored in a barrel but didn't know
> how much uranium was involved. Several employees are being examined to
> determine if there was any contamination. An official with the airport
> fire department says everything was under control and the all-clear was
> given about four hours after the leak occurred.
> Airport firefighters, who arrived on the scene around supper time,
> immediately ordered an evacuation of the site.
> The leak happened when workers were transporting a barrel containing
tubes
> of the hazardous material.
> One of the tubes broke when the barrel fell onto the ground.
> An ambulance services spokesman says the level of radiation was higher
> than normal, but did not represent a danger to the workers who were
> exposed to it.
> The evacuation was a preventive measure and there was no danger or
> radiation in the air.
> No flights were delayed because of the spill.
> The hangar is about a kilometre from some homes.
>
> © The Canadian Press, 1999
>
>
>
>
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