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The lab reviewed more than 200 variations of the procedures that have been used between October 2005 and May 2014 to decontaminate about 10,000 containers of waste. The review found that some of the same procedural missteps made with the drum that leaked radiation were also made when handling more than 1,000 other containers. ...
In addition, a technical and senior executive team from CBI Polymers has been deployed to Japan to help train and assist the Japanese Medical Association and a host of other public health and safety agencies with the use of DeconGel® nuclear decontaminant for the containment and removal of radioactive particles. ...
In addition to the PCB releases, CWM failed to fully comply with information and decontamination requirements. A PCB container label and some materials containing PCBs did not display essential data required by federal law. EPA investigations also found that CWM failed to decontaminate PCB handling areas prior to continued use. ...
Augean Treatment, part of Augean plc a hazardous waste specialist, has installed and commissioned a new container washing plant at Worcester. The plant integrates one of Rotajet’s D60-dw multi-stage washing machines to remove hazardous waste residue from steel and plastic drums and containers, enabling them to be reused or sold as scrap. ...
New York city and state government officials allowed re-occupation of buildings - including schools - that not been properly tested and decontaminated, advising people to clean asbestos-containing dust in their homes and workplaces with a 'wet mop and a wet rag.' ...