[CPEO-MEF] Tritium gas release at Anniston Depot (AL)

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Fire at Anniston Depot bursts radioactive-gas vessels

KATHERINE BOUMA
Birmingham News (AL)
August 9, 2007

A fire at the Anniston Army Depot Monday evening burst several 
containers containing a radioactive gas, threatening a warehouse of 
contaminated material, according to the Army.

The Army discovered the smoke about 7 p.m. Monday and extinguished it 
within 30 minutes, according to a spokeswoman. The fire was ignited by a 
chemical reaction from hydrogen peroxide on oily paper towels. 
Radioactive tritium gas was sharing the warehouse and caught fire. All 
of the materials were awaiting disposal.

The Army did not release information on the fire until after the 
Wisconsin nonprofit group Nukewatch released a statement. Joan Gustafson 
said she hadn't planned a news release because the fire was so small.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/118664874941820.xml&coll=2

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