America: Extreme danger of 43 nuclear explosions leaking
The Enewetak Atoll area was used by the US government to try 43 different nuclear explosions between 1948 and 1958.
When building a building, 8,000 American workers were not equipped with any protective equipment.
The Enewetak Atoll area was used by the US government to test 43 different nuclear explosions between 1948 and 1958. This amount is equivalent to 2,000 atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
After the nuclear testing process ended, 8,000 Americans were mobilized here to clean up the island. Tens of thousands of cubic meters of radioactive soil were taken into a dome-shaped building on Runit Island. This building's concrete walls are up to 45cm thick with the hope that radiation does not leak out.
The domed building used to bury nuclear waste.
American soldiers bury nuclear waste without using any protective equipment.
However, after decades of natural destruction and rising sea levels, experts and soldiers who built buildings warning radiation here are leaking out. Paul Griego, a participant in the process of radioactive cleaning, said that the domed building is not suitable for the purpose of storing radioactive waste.
Paul said: 'We are entrusted with the impossible task - cleaning up radioactive waste from 43 nuclear explosions. When I arrived at the scene, this building was not built and still had a huge hole in my body. The sea came in and withdrew from the tide but no one cared. ' Paul said that twice a day, a large amount of radioactive material could have leaked to the Pacific Ocean.
Rama Schneider, a truck driver who transports waste at Enewetak Atoll, said he was not surprised if the building collapsed.'Standing in that building is like standing in the middle of the sea because the water is just over ten centimeters from our feet.'
Workers involved in building and clearing radioactive waste are suing the US government for the diseases that nuclear waste is thought to cause them. Paul Griego said that he had chronic enteritis, fragile bones and infertility.'At that time, I didn't see anyone wearing '. Paul said that about 8 people in his group die each year from cancer.
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