[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION: "Plutonium levels near US atomic site in Los Alamos [NM] similar to Chornobyl"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Plutonium levels near US atomic site in Los Alamos similar to Chornobyl, study finds
Much of the land near the atomic bomb’s birthplace was converted to recreational areas, but toxic waste remains

By Tom Perkins
Guardian
August 26, 2024

Soil, plants and water along popular recreation spots near Los Alamos, New Mexico, the birthplace of the atomic bomb, are contaminated with “extreme concentrations” of plutonium, a new study has found, but calls for the federal government to act have been dismissed.

Michael Ketterer, a Northern Arizona University scientist and lead researcher on the project, said the plutonium levels in and around New Mexico’s Acid Canyon were among the highest he had ever seen in a publicly accessible area in the US during his decades-long career – comparable to what is found in Ukraine at the site of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster.

The radioactive isotopes are “hiding in plain sight”, Ketterer said.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/26/los-alamos-new-mexico-plutonium-contamination

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Lenny Siegel
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