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Seeing liquid on the filter housings, the researchers informed the
RPU, which made two decisions: replace the filters and erect a vinyl
airlock around the filters in order to do so. The RPU’s responders first
monitored for radiation around the filters since the zone had been
identified as potentially contaminated. At this stage, none of the
checks on the researchers revealed any contamination.
The expert: “Was the RPU’s decision validated and tracked by safety
engineering? Why didn’t the RPU’s responders have any surface contamination
inspection equipment on them? Did anyone leave the area between the time