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<br /> when he was exposed to ionizing hand and most of four fingers
<br /> radiation from en electron-beam ac- on his left had w be amputated.
<br /> celeraror. The worker assumed it a In 2988, Radiation Sterilizers,
<br /> was sak to enter the radiation Inc. (RSI) in Decatur, Georgia,
<br /> chamber because the voltage reported a leak of cesium 137
<br /> source was off, but the beam cur- capsules into the waur storage
<br /> rent was still prrsent. Two weeks af- pool. The leak endangered work-
<br /> ter exposure, the victim had last all ers and caused extensive mm
<br /> function in both hands, had sorts nmination throughout the
<br /> and blisters on his feet, 8ce, and facility. Workers brought radioac-
<br /> scalp, and had to be hospiwlized tivity into their homes and cars.
<br /> for severe pain. Three months later, Clean-up costs exceeded S30 mil-
<br /> four fingers on the victim's right lion. Taxpayers fooud the bill.
<br /> • In 1986, the NRC revoked the li-
<br /> cense of a Radiation Technol-
<br /> ogy, Inc. (RTI) facility in New
<br /> -1s^`f Jersey for 32 worker-safetyviola-
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<br /> ~ ~ • , _ Lions, including throwing radio-
<br /> _ ' active garbage our with the
<br /> ~ - ~ ~ regular trash and bypassing a
<br /> safety device in plare to prevent
<br /> _ -;~'ri •r- - workers from entering the ima•
<br /> ' , ' ~ a diacion chamber during opera-
<br /> . ~ ~ pon. As a result of this
<br /> negligence, one worker received
<br /> a near lethal dose of radiation. •
<br /> •In 1982, InurnaGOnal Nutronics
<br /> in Dover, New Jersey, a com-
<br /> pany that used radiation baths
<br /> to purify gems, chemipls, food,
<br /> and medical supplies, had an ac-
<br /> cident that compleuiy contami-
<br /> nated the plant and farCed its
<br /> closure. A pump malfunctioned
<br /> D,t~.,t}tOn_F~~ and siphoned waur from the
<br /> ~~wW~AUUtaauu 'L~n'jN~`v~ baths onto the floor. The com-
<br /> It's Wflat's Not For Dinner pony, located in a heavily popu-
<br /> la[ed area, dumped the
<br /> liK laze tlnng tomumers neM i mwMr r,ason w h vomed aywi mar l4n du,k
<br /> axn„f,,,mrm,ar„md~,wnoeennr,~,d„'rruretaerlaaaaenonioeynwm, contaminated water into the
<br /> rcw,oonerar~smm~em,at~a.von<,m~sa+~d~.m^~abnd Dover sewer system and Coiled
<br /> ~xi,aemom,conm.re~Q~~~+ to report the accident to the
<br /> .uiddwina.ll.rlvuonawrmW+ya repwud ma, r<aduig mamfil mdunn~ NRC.
<br /> samYU, ~ utr4tmon mmnmt ro bll,he bedtei~produm'oUOa~ors' and wpuo
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<br /> uue=epetrYymlttl"ME,~Rer packet. red mealmm5l~nmm.li<no carder coocwnen •In 1974, an Isomedix Facility in
<br /> ~ w~,tdo.m door 1«,.duaoni'rpotrd Neap Jersey flushed radioactive
<br /> w~r<toodam,ar,m~..u,~~a•rerna+v~vPo~rea~m~..ennl water down toilets and congmi-
<br /> AmennifoodwpplyvetanrpwndurpolittaaaaniurMnfovaurrtumntgopporertrWnoon Hated pipes leading to sewers.
<br /> Eue m drc mnronmalW zed bWm tikes of me iermnalogy.
<br /> In the same year, a worker re-
<br /> a'uhourArJp,dKpoolnYNdtraLtNM1rndveteablemdunnnhs.cllrbdydeodedw ceivedadoseoftadiationconsid-
<br /> rgetl imdtumn Th<mm umueuy sMuld sn"'N~" u up11
<br /> Bred lethal for 70 percent of the
<br /> Brrtusc ,nsOiYed baf n cam s nm rM Mnnzr population. Prompt hospital
<br /> treatment saved ins life.
<br /> Food at< Water placed this advertisement in the July 1996 issues Of
<br /> Meat Marketing & Technology and The Notional Arovizioner, two
<br /> leading meat industry publications.
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