And amazing new report says:
DOE is ignoring public opposition to unnecessary exposures and releasing radioactivity even though the U.S. Congress revoked such release policies," said Mary Olson, director of the NIRS Southeast office and a co-author of the report. "DOE is using its own internal guidance to allow radioactive weapons wastes out of control, claiming the doses to people will be 'acceptable' even though they are not enforced or tracked.
It's true. So if you have southern cousins or friends, and or if you simply care about people, or live in the SE yourself, or occasionally tour south on holiday, you might wonder where the out-of-control radioactive waste is going. More below,
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) releases some of the radioactive wastes from nuclear bomb production, which then can wind up in ordinary landfills or literally in products or neighborhoods anywhere.
Products. Hmmmm.
What's in YOUR wallet?
A new report - " Out of Control - On Purpose: DOE's Dispersal of Radioactive Waste into Landfills and Consumer Products " - exposes how radioactive materials are being released from nuclear weapons facilities to regular landfills and could get into commercial recycling streams.
People around regular trash landfills will be shocked to learn that radioactive contamination from nuclear weapons production is ending up there, either directly released by DOE or via brokers and processors," D'Arrigo said. "Just as ominous, the DOE allows and encourages sale and donation of some radioactively contaminated materials.
It is as absurd as it sounds. The Nuclear Informatioin and Resource Service press release is HERE and the entire report is available HERE
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