Birds at Hanford vit plant spread contaminated waste
Published: June 5, 2013 Updated 17 hours ago
By Annette Cary ? Tri-City Herald staff writer
Work stopped Wednesday morning at parts of the Hanford vitrification plant after radioactive contamination was detected under a bird?s nest, according to Bechtel National.
The contamination is suspected of coming from mud used for the nest, which may have belonged to a swallow, said Bechtel spokesman Todd Nelson. Only a small amount of contaminated soil was found, and the contamination was at a low level.
About 130 workers were surveyed for contamination, but none was found, Nelson said...
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