Fire Threatens Plutonium and Uranium Release at Los Alamos National Laboratory From Washington's Blog. Excerpts:
A raging wildfire is threatening to engulf the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Los Alamos has likely tested more nuclear weapons than any other facility in the world.
As if that weren't bad enough, AP notes:
The Wall Street Journal notes that the surrounding canyons also contain radioactivity from past bomb tests:
Meanwhile, at Fort Calhoun..
A raging wildfire is threatening to engulf the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Los Alamos has likely tested more nuclear weapons than any other facility in the world.
As if that weren't bad enough, AP notes:
The anti-nuclear watchdog group Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, however, said the fire appeared to be about 3 1/2 miles from a dumpsite where as many as 30,000 55-gallon drums of plutonium-contaminated waste were stored in fabric tents above ground. The group said the drums were awaiting transport to a low-level radiation dump site in southern New Mexico.And:
Lab spokesman Steve Sandoval declined to confirm that there were any such drums currently on the property.
The Wall Street Journal notes that the surrounding canyons also contain radioactivity from past bomb tests:
Authorities also are worried about potential radiation releases from nearby canyons. Radioactive material from nuclear tests was deposited in the canyons decades ago, and if trees in those canyons go up in flames, they could release radiation into the air, said Rita Bates, an air-quality official with the New Mexico Environment Department. That could raise the "potential for that smoke to affect people's health," she added.If we're lucky, we'll get both kinds!
Meanwhile, at Fort Calhoun..
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