About that nuclear landfill fire in St. Louis...

[ms_ann_thrope]

Now that's a thing.

Landfill Fire Threatens Nuclear Waste Site Outside St. Louis

Landfill fires are pretty common, but this one is different. It's only about a thousand feet away from nearly 9,000 tons of nuclear waste — and there's no barrier in between.

According to the EPA's Hague, there's nothing to worry about.

Ok..........

 

[phrodeau]

Most of the radioactive material is barium sulfate, which is the stuff they use to X-ray people's intestines.

 

[Rachel_X]

If it really is barium sulphate down there then I wouldn't worry.
Since landfill fires are almost always caused by methane, it can't burn hot enough to effect barium sulfate. It would have to be nearly twice as hot to do that.

 

[putzpotus]

muslims

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

If it really is barium sulphate down there then I wouldn't worry.
Since landfill fires are almost always caused by methane, it can't burn hot enough to effect barium sulfate. It would have to be nearly twice as hot to do that.

If you aren't worried I'm sure you could go pick some properties at a bargain price. Burning garbage is probably good for you and also the neighborhood.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

EPA orders barrier to keep underground fire away from reaching nuclear waste near St. Louis


Nuclear waste dating to the Manhattan Project was dumped at West Lake in 1973. An underground fire has been smoldering for years and is now within 1,200 feet.

 

[phrodeau]

And the EPA springs into action three weeks later.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

...It's been burning for ~3 1/2 years.

 

[Oh_That_Guy]

...It's been burning for ~3 1/2 years.

Most underground fires burn for years. Decades even. Not entirely sure why that is but it is.
Never did understand why we bury nuclear waste. Can't imagine anything good coming from that.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

Most underground fires burn for years. Decades even. Not entirely sure why that is but it is.
Never did understand why we bury nuclear waste. Can't imagine anything good coming from that.

Out of sight, out of mind.

 

[pensivepoet]

Out of sight, out of mind.

NYC used to haul all their garbage 100 miles out to sea and let it drift back onto NJ.
Then they started hauling it to Penn and Del.
Now they're toting it all to the Finger Lake region upstate.
They cut a deal for a garbage train. 36 boxcars of garbage a day. 3.3 billion dollars.
Those people up there must really be loving the stench.
Maybe the most beautiful region in NY is now becoming America's biggest landfill.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

NYC used to haul all their garbage 100 miles out to sea and let it drift back onto NJ.
Then they started hauling it to Penn and Del.
Now they're toting it all to the Finger Lake region upstate.
They cut a deal for a garbage train. 36 boxcars of garbage a day. 3.3 billion dollars.
Those people up there must really be loving the stench.
Maybe the most beautiful region in NY is now becoming America's biggest landfill.

It's a problem.

 

[Super-Surprise]

It's only St. Louis, nothing to worry about.