Nuclear Waste Accident Analysis For 20 Cities

Report analyzes the impact of a nuclear waste transportation accident in 20 major U.S. cities.

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July 3, 2002, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The Department of Energy (DOE) says transportation accidents are inevitable if the nation ships thousands of shipments of lethal radioactive waste through many of America's largest cities en route to the proposed nuclear dump at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Though it has modeled the results of a generic accident releasing radiation, the government has not provided people along routes with health impact information about potential releases in their communities. This report, based on federal government's data and transportation accident models, assesses radiation exposure zones and health impacts arising from a moderately severe transportation accident in 20 U.S. cities.

Thanks to Linda LaSut

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