Non-Proliferation

Energy Dept. Spent $8.6M on Seattle Cesium Contamination Cleanup in FY19

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The U.S. Department of Energy spent $8.6 million during the last fiscal year on remediation of a cesium-137 spill at a hospital research facility in Seattle.
Remediation is ongoing at the Research and Training Building for the University of Washington’s Harborview…

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