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Radioactive contamination, also called radiological pollution, is the deposition of, or presence of radioactive substances on surfaces or within solids, liquids, or gases (including the human body), where their presence is unintended or undesirable (from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) definition).
Sitting on 586 square miles of desert in Washington, the Hanford Site has the most radioactive and chemical contamination in America. Buried in storage tanks beneath the ground are 56 million ...
Other towns including Ottawa, Illinois experienced contamination of homes and other structures, and became Superfund cleanup sites. Various dates – No INES level – Colorado, USA – contamination Radium mining and manufacturing left a number of streets in the state's capital and largest city of Denver contaminated. [5]
The state said the plutonium likely was from surface soil blown by wind during and after the fire. ... It ordered cleanup of old burn pits contaminated with radioactive materials, fearing fire or ...
All but one of the Hanford production reactors were entombed ("cocooned") to allow the radioactive materials to decay, and the surrounding structures removed and buried. [169] This involved the removal of hundreds of tons of asbestos, concrete, steel and contaminated soil. The pumps and tunnels were dug up and razed, as were the auxiliary ...
The state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control said sampling by multiple agencies found no off-site radiation or other hazardous material attributable to the fire.
Polesie State Radioecological Reserve (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Radioactively contaminated areas" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
A new bipartisan special committee is focused on the lasting impact of nuclear weapon programs across the state. Getting answers for St. Charles County radioactive contamination Skip to main content