I post a lot links about the repercussions of the disaster there in March of 2011. One of the reasons that I post so many of these links is that I want people to understand just how profound the effects are of such a major nuclear accident on a society.
My past two blog posts have been about uniformed people being exposed to dangerous doses of radiation by the United States government. Today, I am going to continue on the subject of the impact of radioactive pollution on health. Autism diagnoses have been increasing recent years. There are a variety of possible environmental factors that might be contributing to the increase in autism.
In my last blog post on Memorial Day, I talked about how U.S. troops had been deliberately and repeatedly exposed to radiation in bomb tests and clean up in Japan after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Many times they have become ill and been denied swift and adequate medical aid. Today, I am going to widen the focus beyond people serving in the U.S. military to civilians who have been deliberately exposed to radiation, often without their knowledge.
I don't do anything special on Memorial Day but I do take time to reflect on the men and women who serve in our military. I don't always agree with the foreign policy decisions of our government when it comes to sending troops into harm's way but I do respect the courage and dedication of our troops.
I just posted another update a few days ago about the situation at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico. They believe that they now understand what caused the release of plutonium and americium into the environment in February. A new type of absorbent was added to drums of waste from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). This absorbent did not adequately lock up the ammonium nitrates in the liquid in the drums.
There have been many recent problems with the U.S. nuclear forces that have command of the United States nuclear arsenal. I have posted several times about some of the problems. More information keeps coming out all the time and I thought that it was time for a recap of problems since 2013.
