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University of California

Radiological Protection Program Issues at Los Alamos Lab (2004)

Date: 06/21/2004 (Date of Preliminary Notice of Violation)

Misconduct Type: Labor

Enforcement Agency: Energy

Contracting Party: Energy

Court Type: Administrative

Amount: $770,000

Disposition: Fine

Synopsis: The Department of Energy cited “worker exposure to toxic vapors, and programmatic issues in the radiological protection program at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) [operated by the University of California]...DOE would have issued a Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $770,000 in this case; however, this civil penalty is currently waived by statute for LANL.”