Nuclear Workers Complain About Cleanup (Hanford)

[Nambe]

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP)

An accelerated cleanup at the Hanford nuclear reservation is coming at the expense of safety, according to workers who say the number of exposure-related injuries at the facility has risen dramatically since early last year.

Energy Department officials deny the claims, saying that more stringent standards account for the rising number of exposure incidents. ---

The Seattle-based Government Accountability Project said documents and interviews show that toxic vapors escaping through pipes in the underground tanks have hurt 67 workers in 45 exposure events between January 2002 and August 2003. That compared to 16 vapor releases requiring medical attention between 1987 and 1992, the group said.

"Our own health and safety procedures are sometimes abandoned to meet production goals," said Tom Young, an electrician on the tanks. ---

[seventhson]

1. Important story here

We are ALL getting exposed by the Halliburton nightmare whether at Hanford or in NYC or Miami.

The fascts are trying to kill as many as possible with this shit for population reduction and control.

In military terms it is called "casualty production"

For info on the dangers of exposure to ALL of us please see radiation.org

[Flying_Pig]

2. As a formerly cancer ridden victim of nuclear testing, I think this

deserves a :kick: