Two A-Plant Inspectors Exposed to Radiation
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IDAHO FALLS, Ida. — Two quality control inspectors at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory were exposed to maximum allowed doses of radiation in an accident, Energy Department officials said Thursday.
Two employees of Northwest X-Ray Inc. suffered the exposure while performing weld inspections this week at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant on the federal nuclear reservation. The two were taken to medical examination facilities and later released.
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