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Jason Brustad, Program Manager

August 17, 2004

Type B Accident Investigation of the May 14, 2004, Subcontractor Radioactive Release During the Transportation Activities, Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (Amended)

On May 14, 2004, a dump truck transporting mixing tank T-12 from the New Hydrofracture Facility D&D Project arrived at the EMWMF.

August 17, 2004

Type B Accident Investigation of the May 8, 2004, Exothermic Metal Reactor Event During Sodium Transfer Activities at the East Tennessee Technology Park

On May 8, 2004, an exothermic metal reaction accident occurred during heating of surplus activated sodium shields at the ETTP.

August 16, 2004

Type B Accident Investigation of the February 17, 2004, Personal Injury Accident at the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory

On February 17, 2004, a BBI employee tripped and fell on uneven pavement while walking in a designated pedestrian walkway in the parking lot.

February 1, 2004

Type B Accident Investigation of the December 17, 2003, BNFL, Inc. Employee Foot Injury at the East Tennessee Technology Park, Building K-31

On December 17, 2003, a BNFL employee was injured while attempting to remove concrete block from within a wide-flange, steel column during demolition.

December 1, 2003

Type B Accident Investigation of the August 5, 2003, Pu-238 Multiple Uptake Event at the Pu Facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory

On August 5, 2003, a release of plutonium-238 occurred in a storage room at the Plutonium Facility, LANL, resulting in radiation doses to two workers.

May 22, 2003

Type B Accident Investigation of the April 8, 2003, Electrical Arc Blast at the Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation TRU Waste Processing Facility, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

On April 8, 2003, a phase-to-phase arc blast occurred in the boiler electrical control panel at the FWENC Transuranic (TRU) Waste Processing Facility.

April 25, 2003

Type B Accident Investigation of the March 20, 2003, Stair Installation Accident at Building 752, Sandia National Laboratories

On March 20, 2003, two subcontractor employees sustained injuries as the result of a steel stair component and temporary hoisting beam falling.

March 17, 2003

Type B Accident Investigation of the February 18, 2003, Subcontractor Employee Personal Protective Equipment Ignition Incident at the East Tennessee Technology Park

On February 18, 2003, a laborer was performing rebar removal with a cut-off machine. The sparks from the cut-off machine ignited the anti-c coveralls

February 1, 2003

Type B Accident Investigation of the January 28, 2003, Fall and Injury at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

On January 28, 2003, an employee sustained head injuries as the result of a ladder fall at a power supply location at the SSRL at the SLAC.

October 21, 2002

Type B Accident Investigation of the June 2002, High Radiation Dose to Extremities in Building 151, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

On July 22, 2002, the June finger ring thermoluminescent dosimeters worn by a LLNL employee were determined to have exceeded the annual dose limit.