In the “Green Run” experiment, people living around the Hanford area were intentionally exposed to raw, irradiated uranium fuel, not told of their exposure, then studied and monitored by the government to see the health effects – which were negative: cancers, etc. Current news reports show a cluster of specific birth defects occurring in Yakima, Wash., where about 20 children have been born missing large parts of their skulls and brains. Some studies have suggested there have been millions of still births, birth defects and other health problems in the areas surrounding Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania. Also, the WIPP underground radioactive waste storage site is leaking, contaminating workers with radiation in Carlsbad, N.M. Don’t forget the permanent dead zones at Chernobyl and Fukushima.

Mankind can live without nuclear power, and weapons, and it should be banned because it hasn’t been used for good purposes – H-bombs. It hasn’t been used safely in the past, and it can’t be safely used, stored or disposed of. In the future, the risks outweigh any potential benefit.

Frita Schnell

Mancos