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Department of Energy: Information on the Tritium Leak and Contractor Dismissal at the Brookhaven National Laboratory

RCED-98-26 Published: Nov 04, 1997. Publicly Released: Nov 13, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the events surrounding the leak of the radioactive element tritium from a research reactor at the Brookhaven National Laboratory and the resulting termination of Associated Universities, Inc., as the laboratory's contractor.

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Contract oversightContract performanceContract terminationGOCOHazardous substancesIndustrial wastesLaboratoriesLaboratory safetyPollution monitoringRadioactive wastesWater pollutionAquifers