Panel sees scant effects from Chelyabinsk mishap

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Nuclear News (La Grange Park, Illinois); (United States)

OSTI ID:7192160

The July 17 rupture of a plutonium separation column at the Chelyabinsk-65 facility of the Mayak chemical production enterprise caused no harm to workers or the local population, and there was no contamination of the territory around the plant, according to an inquiry commission of the Russian state committee for emergencies. Examinations of 17 people in the workshop at the time of the incident have revealed no traces of plutonium in their bodies. Monitoring to a distance of 10 km around the plant found no deviation from previously registered radiation levels. The event has been rated as a level 1 incident on the International Nuclear Even Scale.

• OSTI ID: 7192160
• Journal Information: Nuclear News (La Grange Park, Illinois); (United States), Vol. 36:11; ISSN 0029-5574
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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