Type B Accident Investigation of the August 22, 2000, Injury Resulting From Violent Exothermic Chemical Reaction at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, X-701B Site

On August 22, 2000, A IT Corporation employee working on an EM Technology Deployment Project received serious burns from a violent chemical reaction.

Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security

October 20, 2000
minute read time

October 20, 2000

On August 22, 2000, an accident occurred at the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS) located in Piketon, Ohio. An employee of the IT Corporation (IT) working on an Environmental Management (EM) Technology Deployment Project received serious burns from a violent chemical reaction.