Continuous plutonium exposure accidents at the American nuclear facility "Hanford Site"

Immediately after December 2017, some rumors began to fly at the western end of the Hanford Site group in the eastern part of Washington.

Bo Jay (Bo-J), who works on this site, has been detected in work clothes with his colleagues who are uneasy during the lunch break, and the pollution areas that have been newly banned.I talked about that.

"It was a rumor, not a certain story," said Bozfeed News, Bo Jay (using old nicknames so that work does not hinder work)."And the next time I talked, it was already suspended."

On December 13, 2017, when the workwear worn by the six employees, the "positive" reaction of radioactive materials appeared, and the union refused to continue the work and was interrupted.That was the beginning of the largest pollution accident on the Hanford site.

The Hanford Site is a vast nuclear -related facility with plutonium for atomic bombs dropped in Nagasaki.It is said that the dismantling and decontamination end at the end of the century.

CH2M HILL PLATEAU REMEDIATION COMPANY (hereinafter, CH2M Hill), a company outsourced by the US government, responded to the requests presented by the union, and then the work was resumed.However, the next day, a positive reaction of radioactive particles appeared outside the dismantling work area, which had been banned.It is an ominous sign that radioactive particles are not sealed.

The employees were in a hurry test.Bo Jay was sending a stool in a white plastic tube, called the "shit kit", similar to a fresh cream container, and sent it to an inspection agency on the east coast and waited for the results.

Needless to say, Bo Jay's work is always next to danger.In order to avoid exposure, wear boots and boots cover in the white dash work clothes, layer some gloves, and wear a hooded face mask with an air filter.He knew that radiation could cause cancer and infertility, as well as an accident, no matter how much he was.

Nevertheless, this was the third pollution accident on the Hanford site in 2017.The second time happened in June.Bo Jay's test result was negative, but 31 of his friends were lucky.

So Bo Jay, every time a strong wind blows through the site, a small particles may enter into his lungs and stay there, and around the private car that runs to the house where his wife and his child wait.I was worried that I was dancing.

In response to the repeated accidents, Bo Jay, his friends, and the two Senator selected in the state, the Ministry of Energy, the co -operating ministry, and the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Energy, protect employees from the approaching threats.He complained that he was neglected and that it could be dangerous for the general public.

The Trump administration is trying to modernize nuclear weapons currently held and promote new nuclear development.However, it is clear from the crisis situation over the radioactivity that has occurred on the Hanford site.

Since the end of the Cold War, the federal government has launched more than $ 100 billion to dismantle and decontaminate former nuclear facilities in the United States.As a result, hundreds of employees suffered health.The number may be thousands of people.

But the end is still invisible.According to the Ministry of Energy, it takes at least 50 years to complete the dismantling and decontamination of the Hanford site, and it costs $ 107 billion.