Los Alamos nuclear lab to remain closed as New Mexico wildfire nears

[harvey007]

Source: Washington Post

The lab will hold a press conference with public safety officials Tuesday afternoon. According to a press release, no fires burned on lab property Monday night and all hazardous materials are “accounted for and protected.”

Glenn Walp, a former Pennsylvania State Police commissioner and author of “Implosion at Los Alamos,” told ABC News that “potential is high for a major calamity if the fire would reach” the area where “approximately 20,000 barrels of nuclear waste” are stored.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/los-alamos-nuclear-lab-to-remain-closed-as-new-mexico-wildfire-nears/2011/06/28/AGzySNpH_blog.html

[meow mix]

1. blame will fall upon the opponents of fission-cult

:tinfoilhat:

[Abq_Sarah]

2. 10,000 containers of low level waste

Are stored above ground waiting for transfer. The fire is miles away from that area and there's not a heck of a lot of combustible material to use for transport.

[NMDemDist2]

3. it's not THAT many miles away

3 maybe 4??



as of 8:30 AM Tuesday

[Abq_Sarah]

4. As of this time

It's not moving towards site G where low level waste is stored above ground while waiting for transport. After the 2000 fire, combustible vegetation was cleared away from storage areas and they have flame retardant foam standing by to cover the barrels if it appears the fire will get close. Winds are currently from the SE which is good but they could change at any time.