http://m.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-sci...cle/493103
EXCERPT: Just when DOE officials were thinking contractors had everything under control [...] another investigation. Seattle - This latest incident follows a tunnel collapse two weeks ago that sparked fears of a radiation leak at the site. Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), the contractor working at the site, said a worker was removing a robotic device out of the space between the double walls of Tank AZ-101 on Thursday evening when the incident occurred. Workers immediately noticed a radiation monitoring device was detecting radiation levels three times higher than what was acceptable. Workers left the area immediately, said the company, which operates the storage tanks for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Contamination was found on the clothing of one of the workers. [...] The Department of Energy was quick to acknowledge the incident had occurred on Thursday evening but stopped short of saying whether DOE officials would actually investigate the incident....
EXCERPT: Just when DOE officials were thinking contractors had everything under control [...] another investigation. Seattle - This latest incident follows a tunnel collapse two weeks ago that sparked fears of a radiation leak at the site. Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), the contractor working at the site, said a worker was removing a robotic device out of the space between the double walls of Tank AZ-101 on Thursday evening when the incident occurred. Workers immediately noticed a radiation monitoring device was detecting radiation levels three times higher than what was acceptable. Workers left the area immediately, said the company, which operates the storage tanks for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Contamination was found on the clothing of one of the workers. [...] The Department of Energy was quick to acknowledge the incident had occurred on Thursday evening but stopped short of saying whether DOE officials would actually investigate the incident....