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Radiological Safety Training for Plutonium Facilities
DOEHDBK11452001
Handouts
Lessons Learned 2
Glovebox Glove Failure
An employee at the Plutonium Processing and Handling Facility at Los Alamos National
Laboratory detected contamination on the right elbow of his anti-contamination coveralls
after moving equipment in a glovebox (ALO-LA-LANL-TA55-1999-0015). A Radiological
Control Technician surveyed the employee and found contamination on the employee's
upper left cheek, left eyebrow, forehead and hair. The maximum contamination detected
was 4,000 dpm alpha. The employee was decontaminated with one soap and water wash.
Diagnostic bioassay sampling revealed no uptake.
Contamination was detected in the lefthand glove of the glovebox where the employee
had been working. There was no obvious sign of glove failure in the gloves which had
been replaced one month earlier and had been inspected prior to use on the day of the
incident. This shows the importance of monitoring with an alpha detector at intervals during
the day.
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