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Feds say LANL Failed to Track Toxic Beryllium

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By scooby
Feds say LANL Failed to Track Toxic Beryllium

By Rebecca Moss | The New Mexican Feb 23, 2018 

Federal officials say Los Alamos National Laboratory failed to keep track of a toxic metal, potentially exposing an unknown number of workers to serious health consequences.

The failure to adequately track beryllium — a substance used in nuclear weapons production and of which small amounts can cause lung disease and cancer — violates federal regulations put in place to prevent worker overexposure, according to a report released this week by the Energy Department’s inspector general.


http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/feds-say-lanl-failed-to-track-toxic-beryllium/article_30900b79-4331-568a-a3dc-7d03ad5e25a6.html

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Anonymous said…
Could this be the next $100M screw up by LANL?
3/08/2018 8:37 AM
Anonymous said…
No. (Deleted 3 times. Simple question, simple answer, but Scooby can't handle that?) Please explain how that violates the rules?????
3/10/2018 6:09 PM
Anonymous said…
Beryllium is a controlled substance under OSHA Subpart Z and thus also DOE 851. IF the Lab failed to properly control it and workers exposure to it then yes, the Lab (DOE/NNSA and contractor (LANS)) could be open to multi-million dollar lawsuits and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.
3/11/2018 11:43 AM
Anonymous said…
"If...then. And if...then...could..." Hardly a convincing argument.
3/15/2018 5:56 PM
Anonymous said…
The Laboratory has never properly controlled beryllium. There ARE multiple, multi-million dollar lawsuits and claims against them. Most of them are won with plaintiffs on their death beds. Go LANS!
3/16/2018 7:48 AM
Anonymous said…
So all these lawsuits that "ARE" against them "are won"??? Prescient much?
3/16/2018 5:48 PM
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