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2024-08-27 Science & Technology
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Los Alamos Nuclear Facility Pollution Levels Comparable to Chernobyl
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The level of plutonium contamination near the nuclear facility in Los Alamos, USA, is comparable to the level recorded near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. This was reported by The Guardian newspaper, citing a study by scientist Michael Ketterer from the University of Southern Arizona.
According to the scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory dumped radioactive waste into the canyon until 1963.
"The plutonium content in and around the canyon is comparable to that found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster," the publication quotes Ketterer as saying.
According to the authors, the US government spent at least $2 billion on restoration work in the canyon, which was brought into compliance with federal standards by the 1980s. The land was then transferred to Los Alamos County, where it became a favorite among motorcyclists and runners.
The scientist warned that plutonium could be in water that flows into the Rio Grande and from there into food. It could also be dispersed widely through ash from forest fires.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, a pack of cats was discovered in the British town of Seascale, located near the large nuclear complex Sellafield, whose excrement contained plutonium and cesium.
The Sellafield nuclear complex is located in the northwest of Great Britain. Since 1950, the complex has produced weapons-grade plutonium and nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants. In 1956, the country's first nuclear power plant, Calder Hall, was built on the complex's territory (the second in the world after the Obninsk NPP of 1954). The station itself was closed in 1981, but the complex continues to operate to this day. The complex has repeatedly experienced radioactive leaks (in 1976, 1981 and 2005).
The Associated Press (AP) reported that the United States is once again worried about an invasion of "super pigs" from Canada. The point is that a growing population of hard-to-eradicate "super pigs" in Canada is threatening to spread south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota are taking steps to stop the invasion.
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