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Radioactive clothing triggers shipyard probe
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jun 9, 2010 7:45:29 EDT
Posted : Wednesday Jun 9, 2010 7:45:29 EDT
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Northrop Grumman Corp. is investigating an incident in which a worker’s clothing was contaminated with radioactive material at the company’s Newport News shipyard.
Northrop Grumman spokeswoman Margaret Mitchell-Jones said the incident occurred May 25 when the worker was performing radiological surveys in a tank aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.
Mitchell-Jones said a trace amount of radioactive material was found on the clothing. But there was no detectable radioactivity on the worker’s skin or internally.
She says the worker wasn’t harmed and he returned to his job. The worker wasn’t identified.
Northrop Grumman informed the Navy of the incident.
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Information from: Daily Press
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