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Lockheed Martin

Nuclear Safety Violations (Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory)

Date: 06/08/1998 (Date of Fine)

Misconduct Type: Labor

Enforcement Agency: Energy

Contracting Party: Energy

Court Type: Administrative

Amount: $125,000

Disposition: Fine

Synopsis: Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company was fined by the Department of Energy for violating nuclear safety regulations. “Workers removed a plastic cover that had become highly contaminated with the radioactive material. When the cover was moved for disposal, the radioactive europium powder spread and contaminated the entire facility. Exposures to six workers were about 10 millirem each, compared to a maximum annual limit of 5,000 millirem at all DOE sites.”