Posted on 05/16/2019 3:58:53 AM PDT by blueplum
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres raised concerns Thursday that a concrete dome built last century to contain waste from atomic bomb tests is leaking radioactive material into the Pacific.
Speaking to students in Fiji, Guterres described the structure on Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands as "a kind of coffin" and said it was a legacy of Cold War-era nuclear tests in the Pacific...
...The "coffin" is a concrete dome, built in the late 1970s on Runit island, part of Enewetak atoll, as a dumping ground for waste from the nuclear tests.
Radioactive soil and ash from the explosions was tipped into a crater and capped with a concrete dome 45 centimetres (18 inches) thick.
However, it was only envisaged as a temporary fix and the bottom of the crater was never lined leading to fears the waste is leaching into the Pacific.
Cracks have also developed in the concrete after decades of exposure and there are concerns it could break apart if hit by a tropical cyclone.
Guterres did not directly address what should be done with the dome but said the Pacific's nuclear history still needed to be addressed.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Sounds like a perfect thing for the UN to fix!
What an opportunity to see their excellence!
So looking forward to their accomplishments!!!!
Shaped like a “dome” yet this 3rd string politician at the UN calls it “a coffin”? The UN really is a dumping ground.
I just love experts
A great target for whomever.
Third string? When did the AH get a promotion up?
We need a fact finding tour by all 52 Democratic Presidential candidates and a UN delagation. (to confirm the conclusions that they pulled out of their aarses.) - Global Warming! //sarc//
Did he ask for money yet? ;)
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If it's leaking Adam Schiff can't be too far away.
Currently the Fukushima nuclear meltdown is poisoning the western pacific.
Where is the UN?
Yeah. And recruit all these save the planet warriors to clean up that radioactive slime. You’d think they would be chomping at the bit to run down there.
Well, UN...do something finally worth something and fix it.
Maybe Godzilla is moving around!
He goes where his nourishment is. My favorite reptilian version of Chuck Norris.
Fork the un.
US out of un
un out of US.
The solution to pollution is dilution.
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And this Guy, Alison gets his information, HOW?
Aquaman.
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