Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 21
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May 22, 2020

Report Spreads Blame for Cesium-137 Spill in Seattle

By Dan Leone

The Department of Energy, the manager of its Los Alamos National Laboratory, and an on-site contractor all shoulder some blame for a May 2019 incident that contaminated a University of Washington building in Seattle with cesium-137, according to a recent report. The…

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