Tagged: Idaho national lab

10:08am

Thu November 10, 2011
Radiation Exposure

Idaho National Lab workers exposed to plutonium

Credit Idaho National Lab

The Idaho National Lab is monitoring 16 of its workers who were exposed to Plutonium 239. That isotope is used in nuclear weapons.

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8:06am

Tue July 19, 2011
Environment

Idaho lab wants emissions permit for radiation

Credit Idaho National Lab / Flickr

A new facility at the Idaho National Laboratory would test the effects of radiation on the materials that could be used to build future nuclear reactors. The lab is requesting a permit from the state of Idaho and the federal EPA to allow low levels of radiation emissions.

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