Radiation testing, remediation in north ºüÀêÊÓƵ County
Soil with low-level radioactive contamination sits in a pile at ºüÀêÊÓƵ Airport Storage Site on Tuesday, April 12, 2016.
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Public perception of radiation risk misses decades of scientific study.
On Sunday, the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. nuclear attack on Hiroshima, Japan, it was raining and dreary at 4:45 a.m. when a blurry-eyed email exchange began between state Sen. Maria Chappell-Nadal and me. Our pre-dawn plan that day was to track the radioactive legacy of ºüÀêÊÓƵ’ contribution to America’s nuclear arsenal.
The call for a special session comes as new reports show the federal government and companies involved in nuclear bomb production knew of risks to workers and the public.
