Nuclear lab fined over worker protections
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 00:20
in Earth & Climate
The Energy Department cites deficiencies in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's efforts to prevent exposure to toxic beryllium.The Energy Department said Tuesday it had fined Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of the nation's two nuclear weapons design centers, $200,000 for deficiencies in its program to protect workers from exposure to toxic beryllium dust.