2013 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:30:14 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] RADIATION: Army investigating Ft. Bliss (TX) bunker
 
Fort Bliss officials say nuclear contamination not a risk to general public

By Dave Burge
El Paso Times (TX)
July 16, 2013

FORT BLISS - The military is beginning an investigation into possible nuclear contamination found in a Cold War-storage bunker in an area northwest of Biggs Airfield, Fort Bliss officials announced Tuesday morning.

Army, Air Force and Pentagon officials are also investigating reports that contaminated residue, from things like rags used to clean nuclear weapons were buried in sealed containers in this area known as the Snake Pit.

Military officials are in the "infancy" of the probe, but there are no reasons for the general public to be concerned about health risks, officials said.

An Air Force veteran who worked at Biggs during the early 1950s contacted the Air Force Safety Center about his concerns, especially about the possibility of military housing being built in this area in the future. Fort Bliss officials said there are no plans to build housing in this area.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_23669399/fort-bliss- officials-say-nuclear-contamination-not-risk

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