Nuclear Engineering International: Incident at Gronau enrichment plant - 0 views
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Energy Net on 01 Feb 10"Urenco is investigating after a worker at Germany's Gronau enrichment plant was exposed to uranium hexafluoride. The incident occurred on 21 January when, during preparation of a container, a release of the radioactive substance occurred. One employee of who was operating at that time was admitted to hospital as a precaution for 24 hours for observation. The affected air was passed through filters and the readings on the plant stack were below the regulatory limits, Urenco said in a statement. The appropriate authorities were immediately informed. Meanwhile, Urenco, which operates enrichment plants in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, has deemed 2009 "another year of strong business performance." The company also says its fourth enrichment plant in the USA is ready to start commercial operation, subject to receipt of regulatory approval."