March 5, 2012

Enforcement Letter issued to Sandia Corporation, related to five occupational exposure events that occurred at Sandia National Laboratories

On March 5, 2012, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Health, Safety and Security’s Office of Enforcement and Oversight issued an Enforcement Letter (WEL-2012-01) to Sandia Corporation related to five occupational exposure events at Sandia National Laboratories-New Mexico.  Four of the events resulted in worker exposures to contaminants above regulatory limits and the fifth event caused uncontrolled beryllium contamination from waste handling operations.