[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION: "Watchdogs want US to address extreme plutonium contamination in Los Alamos' Acid Canyon, " NM

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Watchdogs want US to address extreme plutonium contamination in Los Alamos' Acid Canyon

By Susan Montoya Bryan 
Associated Press
August 15, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to a renewed effort to manufacture key components for nuclear weapons.

A Northern Arizona University professor emeritus who analyzed soil, water and vegetation samples taken along a popular hiking and biking trail in Acid Canyon said Thursday that there were more extreme concentrations of plutonium found there than at other publicly accessible sites he has researched in his decades-long career.

That includes land around the federal government’s former weapons plant at Rocky Flats in Colorado .

While outdoor enthusiasts might not be in immediate danger while traveling through the pine tree-lined canyon, Michael Ketterer — who specializes in tracking the chemical fingerprints of radioactive materials — said state and local officials should be warning people to avoid coming in contact with water in Acid Canyon.

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For the entire article, see
https://apnews.com/article/plutonium-contamination-los-alamos-6b1c2cab6fdd31a442ac98c7f030bc27

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Lenny Siegel
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