3 nuclear plant workers exposed to radiation; feds investigating
April 11, 2011|By the CNN Wires Staff
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will investigate an incident at a Nebraska nuclear plant in which three workers were accidentally exposed to radiation, it said in a statement Monday.
The incident occurred April 3, when workers at the Cooper Nuclear Station near Brownville, Nebraska, "removed a long tube contaminated with highly radioactive material through the bottom of the reactor vessel, rather than through the top as is usually done, triggering radiation alarms." The workers put down the tube and immediately left the area, the statement said.
