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Where does all the radioactive fracking waste go?
A year-long investigation finds a major West Texas disposal site with a patchy record is also importing radioactive oilfield waste from abroad.
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On May 8, 2017, a drum of radioactive oilfield waste from Australia
arrived at a remote West Texas disposal site operated by local oil and
gas environmental services company, Lotus LLC. This drum of waste
entered the United States aboard a Singapore Airlines cargo jet,
appropriately packaged in a steel drum. According to files from the
Railroad Commission of Texas, the state’s main oil and gas regulator, it
Nuclear workers plagued by leukaemia, cancers and other illnesses
Some workers developed cancer, leukemia and other illnesses. The same held true for workers at other nuclear facilities across the nation.
The number of potentially eligible workers across the nation is uncertain. Likewise, the number of employees potentially affected at West Valley could be in the thousands when accounting for temporary workers.
“This was particularly troubling if the same workers were hired repeatedly as temporaries and received high doses each time,”
In addition, the exposure of growing numbers of individuals increased the possibility of genetic consequences for the entire population.”
Federal program has paid former employees $20.3 million in compensation. Other claims are pending and still more workers are unaware of the program.