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Uranium mine closed in 1966, still emitting ionising radiation

Firm begins cleanup at Stanislaus National Forest uranium mine site, The Modesto Bee, Aug. 27, 2011, By John Holland KENNEDY MEADOWS — A crew has started cleanup at a uranium mine that operated in the Stanislaus National Forest from 1956 to 1966.The site, about three miles west of Kennedy Meadows, has emitted radiation that exceeded health standards, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said.

forest spokesman Jerry Snyder, in an e-mail Friday, noted “concerns that hunters may camp on waste piles and contaminated sediment might migrate down Red Rock Creek.”
The cleanup is funded by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, better known as the Superfund…   http://www.modbee.com/2011/08/27/1833616/firm-begins-cleanup-at-uranium.html

August 29, 2011 - Posted by | environment, USA

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