6 workers contaminated by French radioactive leak

[Mr. Sparkle]

Source: AP

Saint-Etienne (France), May 27 (AP) French nuclear safety authorities says six people have been contaminated by a leak of radioactive cobalt in a foundry.

The Institute for Radioactivity Protection and Nuclear Safety says the six were brought to a hospital unit at a nuclear plant near the foundry in Feurs in eastern France.

Tests are being carried out to determine the severity of the contamination.

The Nuclear Safety Authority said today the incident occurred when workers were using a robot to retrieve material containing Cobalt-60 stuck in a machine used to test engineering structures. The material had been stuck since May 7.

The Nuclear Safety Authority ranked the incident yesterday as a Level 2 on a scale of 7 used to classify nuclear incidents.

Read more: http://www.ptinews.com/news/672933_6-workers-contaminated-by-French-radioactive-leak

[fatbuckel]

1. Do you see how as soon as oil or coal is beaten down to the point that alternative fuels may look

good....magically stories touting the dangers of said alternative fuels begin to surface. And who do you think are behind these "news" reports? Discuss...

[kristopher]

2. Nuclear and fossil fuels are two sides of the same coin

Both are dangerous, dirty and favored by the established energy power structure. These types of stories are posted here on a daily basis and have been for years.