Training reassessed after plutonium spill


	Training reassessed after plutonium spill

pokkets

7-17-2008 3:16 AM

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pokkets says:

Terrible stuff to waste.

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7-17-2008 7:00 PM

Marcariel

I have family in Denver and Colorado Springs. The article said some escaped into the waste water system. Not a good thing to hear about.

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