Plutonium spill in Boulder, Colorado has spread

The Boulder Daily Camera reports that residue from the spill of a "small amount of plutonium" last week at the National Institutes of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado has been found on the floor and tabletops.

The plutonium may have been released into the sewer system after two employees "washed plutonium-containing powder off their hands and into a sink" on June 9.

Traces of plutonium from the June 9 spill were found in a laboratory sink, where the radioactive chemical may have washed into the city's sewer system, NIST announced last week.

Contamination has since been found on the floor and tabletops, consistent of the spread of plutonium by hands and shoes, the agency said. Boulder officials were alerted since the sink drains into the municipal sewer system.

Boulder city officials say there is nothing to be afraid of. All is well. Link