An explosion inside a 238Pu glove box line at iMound Laboratory resulted in significant inhalation exposures being received by three personnel. The three employees were sent to the Dow Chemical Company's Rocky Flats site for whole body counting three weeks after the incident. Whole body counting measurements were made using the 17 keV (Average) X-ray associated with the decay of 238Pu. These measurements indicated that the employees had lung burdens of 0.134 pCi, 0.141 pCi, and 0.091 pCi.The urine data obtained on these three employees during the first 180 days post-exposure is given. These data show an elimination pattern which differs from the pattern observed in previous inhalation exposures to 238Pu at Mound Laboratory. Long term systemic burdens are estimated to be 0.03 pCi, 0.29 pCi and 0.21 pCi.
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