The Cold War legacy lurking in U.S. groundwater
For the first time, ProPublica cataloged cleanup efforts at the country’s 48 uranium mills, seven related processing sites and numerous tailings piles.
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For the first time, ProPublica cataloged cleanup efforts at the country’s 48 uranium mills, seven related processing sites and numerous tailings piles.
This extensive report was produced by ProPublica writers by Mark Olalde, Mollie Simon and Alex Mierjeski. In the American government’s rush to build its Cold War nuclear arsenal, safety was sacrificed for speed.
For the first time, ProPublica has cataloged cleanup efforts at the 50-plus sites where uranium was processed to fuel the nation’s nuclear arsenal. Even after regulators say cleanup is complete, polluted water and sickness are often left behind.
Even after regulators say uranium cleanup is complete, polluted water and sickness are often left behind.
Holtec International will seek an amended permit to discharge radioactive wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station into Cape Cod Bay, Senior Compliance Manager David Noyes told members of the