Ofir Press discovers his PhD lab site at UW housed a reactor and a 1972 plutonium spill
OfirPress · x · 2026-10-23
Princeton AI researcher Ofir Press found out his PhD building at the University of Washington previously housed a nuclear reactor. The linked Wikipedia entry describes a June 1972 plutonium spill that exposed three lab workers to radiation, required a $30,000 cleanup, and led the AEC to cite UW for license violations. He joked he'll get his DNA sequenced and quipped he 'might not live to see AGI.'
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