One person was killed in an accident at a uranium enrichment plant in Russia's Urals region on July 14, the RIA Novosti news agency said, but the factory said radiation levels at the site and surrounding area were normal. The factory said the "depressurization" of a cylinder containing depleted uranium hexafluoride had occurred, without saying what caused it. The Urals Electrochemical Combine says it enriches uranium for use in nuclear power plants. Uranium hexafluoride is a gas that is part of that process. Radiation levels on the premises and in the surrounding area were normal, the plant in the city of Novouralsk said. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
One Killed In Accident At Russian Uranium Plant
A worker examines gas centrifuges at Uranium Enrichment Department 53 of the Ural Electrochemical Combine. (file photo)