The Separations Process Research Unit (SPRU), located at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) near Schenectady, New York, was operated from 1950 to 1953 as a pilot plant to research the REDOX and PUREX chemical processes to extract uranium and plutonium from irradiated uranium. The facility is currently undergoing decontamination and decommissioning activities under the purview of the DOE Office of Environmental Management.
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Thumb Amputation at the Savannah River SiteAugust 31, 2026 -
Worker Injury Involving a Telehandler Truss Boom at the Translational Research Facility at Oak Ridge National LaboratoryAugust 28, 2026
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Worker Toluene Overexposure at the Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion Facility near Paducah, KentuckyAugust 28, 2026
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Arc Flash Event at the Los Alamos National LaboratoryAugust 24, 2026