Thousands of tons of radioactive material found in BA.

[kroberts2131]

My brother is about a mile and a half east of TS on the north side of Kenosha

I’m about 2 miles from TS myself on the south side of Kenosha. I’ll try and go by the area this weekend and get some pics.

 

[dlbleak]

My brother didn’t know what was going on other than the trucks and prison fencing!

 

[emapples]

I heard a report that the city council was made aware of this by the EPA as far back as 2017. If this is correct and they continued to allow development in that area, the city may be in for a world of hurt. A woman who was interviewed on the news that was a resident in that area back then recalled how she saw two men out walking in the area with geiger counters. She walked up to them and asked what they were doing. They said they were checking for radiation, but she didn't elaborate any further like asking why the hell are you looking for radiation near my neighborhood.

In this report they said they have known since 2012 and it has a concrete like consistency. This is just a few miles away I think i will get my geiger counter and carry it with me from now on

Radioactive material found near Broken Arrow elementary school, neighborhood

 

[kingfish]

So 10 years at least of Radon gas wafting through the breeze. Lovely. It could me much longer from the date they first started dumping there. I wonder how all the excavators and haulers are feeling these days?

 

[Okie4570]

So 10 years at least of Radon gas wafting through the breeze. Lovely. It could me much longer from the date they first started dumping there. I wonder how all the excavators and haulers are feeling these days?

When I lived on the east side of the state, the wind never blew, everyone should be fine lol

 

[Okie4570]

Heard that on the news. Big deal to get that covered up where there are no leaks. The half life of some of those isotopes can run into thousands of years.

I think that one is several hundred thousand years. "safest" of the radioactive ones though lol.

 

[kingfish]

Why must radon be vented into the air above my home's roof? | US EPA

Radon gas is approximately 7.5 times heavier than air. It is however a noble gas with no chemical affinity but is easily influenced by air movements and pressure. In a house with forced air heating and cooling, radon gas can easily be distributed thr

www.epa.gov

If I understand the topography of the area correctly, there is a drainage ditch that runs through the area that then flows down through a residential area. With Radon gas being 7.5 times heavier than air, this would have rolled down the slope of the land and through the neighborhood as well. Maybe the wind dispersed it most of the time, but it can get quite calm at night. I hope there has been no exposure of consequence to the residents there, but their property values have just taken a hit.

 

[SiGArmed]

Wikipedia says Thorium 232 has a half life of 14 billion years. So, Should be getting cleaned up right about that time.

Guess in time it will decay into Radium-228 then eventually lead lol.

 

[ConstitutionCowboy]

Just return it to nature from whence it came.

Woody

 

[OKNewshawk]

I just moved over that way. I'm across the street from BAHS, about 1.75 miles from the TS, as the crow flies. Hmmm...