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Things are crook when radiation interferes with military exercises

 National Guard holds off on training in grasslands amid uranium concerns, The Daily Republic, 14 Feb 13, A key official told the media there’s no indication based on previous air samples that radiation samples at the proposed training area would be above safety standards, but the state will take the necessary precautions. RAPID CITY (AP) — The South Dakota National Guard has postponed plans for training exercises on federal grasslands in the Black Hills after an environmental group warned the military about radiation levels caused by uranium deposits.

Maj. Gen. Tim Reisch, adjutant general of the Guard, said Wednesday the group would hold off until it can be determined that radiation levels in the area do not pose health hazards to soldiers. The Guard was contacted by Defenders of the Black Hills coordinator Charmaine White Face about the possibility of contamination.

“I’m very happy they’re not going to be there for another year,” White Face said. “But that radiation is not going away.”……

February 15, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general