Month: December 2013

OOcean Dumping of Radioactive Waste
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Ocean Dumping of Radioactive Waste

December 23, 2013

Burial of Radioactive Waste in the USAF Page 26, section (2), refers to burial of radioactive waste at sea in 2 locations. 1. 72° 43” west longitude: 38° 40” north latitude, 2. 123° 6” west longitude: 37° 40” north latitude “(2) Burial at Sea Burial of radioactive wastes at sea has been authorized. Burial in inland lakes is prohibited. Disposition of considerable quantities of radioactive wastes must [Read More…]

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The Atomic Sailors U.S.S. Calhoun County – News

December 22, 2013

The Atomic Sailors by William R. Levesque “It was the Navy’s dirtiest job. The crew of the U.S.S. Calhoun County dumped thousands of radioactive barrels into the Atlantic Ocean from 1946 to 1960. The Navy says the work was safe. But 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the ship’s sinking. The Calhoun County’s own Navy ordered it scuttled because it was a radioactive [Read More…]