Tags Sacks of contaminated soil in Fukushima
Tag: sacks of contaminated soil in Fukushima
History marches on: Assessing the nuclear threat five years after Fukushima
Sixty years ago the name Bikini became famous for the nuclear bombs detonated there. The military took ships that had been exposed to fallout during those nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands to the United States Radiological Defense Laboratory (USNRDL) located at Hunters Point in San Francisco. In addition to toxic chemicals and nuclear isotopes, the USNRDL is contaminated with asbestos, from the extensive ship building and reconstruction.