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Article: BERYLLIUM FOUND IN SOIL AND WATER AT PADUCAH PLANT.(NEWS)
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- The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
- Article date:
- February 23, 2000
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Beryllium, a suspected carcinogen, is the latest contaminant to be found in soil and water near the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, the U.S. Energy Department has acknowledged.
Beryllium was detected in tests conducted for the Energy Department since 1998, the (Louisville) Courier-Journal reported Wednesday. Those amounts were higher than natural levels in numerous samples of soil, surface water and ground water beneath the plant.
In one sample, beryllium was found at 155 times the natural level, according to records examined by the newspaper.
Beryllium is used to harden nuclear weapons and in electrical circuitry.
Reports on the soil ...