The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has released a final report of its special inspection of the Feb. 3, 2021, alert at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (NCNR).
Per NIST:
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IBBR, a joint research enterprise of the University of Maryland, College Park, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), received an investment of over $16 million ($3.3 million each year) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which has its headquarters in Gaithersburg.
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NIST to Send Scientists and Engineers to Surfside, FL Collapse Site
The National Institute or Standards and Technology, headquartered in Gaithersburg, is sending a team of six scientists and engineers to the site of Thursday’s partial building collapse at Champlain Towers South “to collect firsthand information,” to determine if an investigation will be conducted, according to Local 10 News in Florida.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Confirms Public Was Safe At All Times During 2/3/21 NIST Event
Back on February 3rd elevated radiation levels were detected in the confinement building of the NIST Center for Neutron Research on its Gaithersburg, Maryland, campus.
Elevated Radiation Levels Detected at NIST
Per a press release by NIST:
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