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The ITU is to protect the European citizen against risks associated with the handling and storage of highly radioactive elements (Photo: Institute for Transuranium Elements)

Employee blows the whistle over safety at EU nuclear research institute

The European Commission has this week formally replied to allegations by a whistleblower about serious safety breaches in one of its nuclear research institutes.

The allegations about the 220-person Institute for Transuranium (ITU) in Karlsruhe, Germany were made originally in 2002 when an employee alleged there had been "illegal transport and export of radioactive materials".

The trained chemist asked the Commission to open an inquiry into instances of maladministration due to "a...

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The ITU is to protect the European citizen against risks associated with the handling and storage of highly radioactive elements (Photo: Institute for Transuranium Elements)

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