Workers Enter Cocooned F Reactor for Scheduled Inspection

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10/22/2014 04:00 PM EDT

RICHLAND, Wash. – Workers from Mission Support Alliance, LLC., removed the welds around the steel door of the F Reactor last week before stepping inside the reactor to complete its periodic inspection. This is the first time the Department of Energy (DOE) has had the reactor open since 2008.