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world1 month ago•6 min saved

Palomares 1966: Four Bombs, a Sea Search, and the Rise of Safer Nuclear Protocols

In 1966 a U.S. Air Force B-52 collided with a KC-135 over Palomares, Spain, spilling three thermonuclear bombs on land and one into the Mediterranean; plutonium contamination sparked an 80-day cleanup by about 1,600 airmen and a naval search that recovered the missing bomb after 11 weeks. The episode raised questions about radiation exposure among cleanup crews and led to safer procedures and planning that influenced responses to future nuclear incidents, including the 1968 Thule crash.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#b-52-collision #cleanup-operation #nuclear-weapons-accident

health-and-safety3 years ago•2 min saved

"Alarming Discovery: Carcinogens Detected at US Nuclear Missile Sites Amid Rising Cancer Cases"

The United States Air Force has discovered unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen, PCBs, at underground launch control centers at a nuclear missile base in Montana, where a significant number of personnel have reported cancer diagnoses. This finding comes after a military briefing revealed that at least nine current or former missile staff at the base were diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In response, the Air Force has ordered a cleanup operation and measures to mitigate exposure to potentially hazardous conditions. A grassroots group reports that at least 268 soldiers who served at nuclear missile sites have self-reported being diagnosed with cancer or other illnesses over the past few decades.

via Al Jazeera English|

#cancer #carcinogens #cleanup-operation