[CPEO-MEF] BERYLLIUM: Bannister's [MO] beryllium threshold far exceeds those at other plants

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Bannister's beryllium threshold far exceeds those at other plants

By KAREN DILLON
Kansas City Star
Mar. 12, 2011
Ten years ago, officials at the Bannister Federal Complex said they  
had cleaned the bomb-parts plant of beryllium contamination and made  
it safe for workers.

But other plants have been cleaned to much higher standards.

Several other Department of Energy plants are at least five times  
more stringent than the Bannister plant in removing the dangerous  
carcinogen from walls, floors and ceilings.

An employee leader at the Energy Department’s Hanford Site in  
Washington state, whose Cold War legacy includes beryllium  
contamination, was stunned when he learned about Kansas City’s  
beryllium goal....

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/03/12/2721475/bannisters-beryllium- 
threshold.html#ixzz1GUlFnz8r

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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