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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
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histories of misconduct, including
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Violation of DOE Radioactive Waste Policies (Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab)
Bechtel BWXT was fined for… “noncompliances associated with the July 17, 2003, waste stack-toppling event at the Subsurface Disposal Area (SDA) [at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL)]. During the event, a column of low-level radioactive waste containers toppled over, with several coming to rest on the forklift being used to stack the waste. In addition to the potential radiological consequences of the event, the event had serious occupational safety implications and constituted a “near-miss.”
- Misconduct Type
- Environment
- Enforcement Agency
- Energy
- Contracting Party
- Energy
- Court Type
- Administrative
- Disposition
- Fine
- Date of Fine
- 1/20/2004
