Reportable incident at the uranium enrichment plant in Gronau
22 January 2010
In the preparation of a container at the Gronau uranium enrichment plant, a release of radioactivity.
One employee of URENCO Deutschland, who was operating at that time, has been admitted to hospital as a precaution for 24 hours for observation.
There was no breach of regulatory limits. The affected air was passed through filters. There is no risk to the local population. The appropriate authorities were immediately informed. URENCO is currently determining the cause of this incident.