Three people who were hospitalised after a chemical spill at a nuclear facility in southern Sydney have been discharged and are returning to work.
About 250 millilitres of sodium hydroxide was spilt from a pipe at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) at Lucas Heights on Friday morning.
An ANSTO spokesman said three staff members taken to hospital for observation had all had been discharged and would return to work.
The incident spill chemical spill happened in a nuclear medicine manufacturing building that is not associated with the OPAL nuclear reactor, the spokesman said.
ANSTO will prepare a report on the incident which will be forwarded to the national workplace health and safety regulator.
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