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Radiation leak feared at reactor - National - smh.com.au: "Radiation leak feared at reactor
October 19, 2005
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An investigation by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has failed to determine why a maintenance worker at Sydney's Lucas Heights nuclear reactor has recorded an unusually high dose of radiation.
However, the organisation's executive director, Ian Smith, said yesterday that a radiation leak was the 'only explanation'.
During a routine monthly health check, the worker's radiation monitoring badge registered a dose of 66 millisieverts, when the maximum dose allowed per year was 50."
October 19, 2005
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An investigation by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has failed to determine why a maintenance worker at Sydney's Lucas Heights nuclear reactor has recorded an unusually high dose of radiation.
However, the organisation's executive director, Ian Smith, said yesterday that a radiation leak was the 'only explanation'.
During a routine monthly health check, the worker's radiation monitoring badge registered a dose of 66 millisieverts, when the maximum dose allowed per year was 50."
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