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Title:
ACCIDENT AT WINDSCALE ( BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, NOV. 16, 1957 )
Subject Terms:
HREX
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Publication Date:
1957 Nov 16
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0003
Accession Number:
NV0704518
Originating Research Org.:
BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
A REPORT ON THE ACCIDENT AT WINDSCALE, PUBLISHED AS A WHITE PAPER LAST WEEK, SHOWS THAT NO HARM TO ANYONE'S HEALTH IS TO BE EXPECTED, THOUGH IT POINTS TO CERTAIN SHORT COMINGS IN ORGANIZATION. AN OPERATION FOR THE CONTROLLED RELEASE OF WIGNER ENERGY, WHICH IS A ROUTINE PROCEDURE IN URANIUM-GRAPHITE PILES, WAS BEING CARRIED OUT AT THE TIME THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NO HARM TO ANY PERSON RESULTED OR IS LIKELY TO RESULT FROM THE EPISODE, AND THE DEVOTION TO DUTY AND PROMPT AND EFFICIENT ACTIONS OF ALL THOSE CONCERNED IN DEALING WITH THE ACCIDENT DESERVE THE HIGHEST PRAISE. THE MEMBERS OF THE VARIOUS EXPERT COMMITTEES HAVE PRODUCED SO PROMPTLY A REPORT WHICH MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ALL THE RELEVANT FACTS, AND INTERPRETS THEM.