Depleted uranium burned at Hill

[unhappycamper]

Depleted uranium burned at Hill
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Apr 10, 2008 5:57:51 EDT

LAYTON, Utah — Trace amounts of depleted uranium were incinerated during the destruction of classified components at the burn plant near Layton, military officials said Wednesday.

Less than five pounds of depleted uranium were burned over eight months before it was discovered last month that the parts contained the material, according to officials at Hill Air Force Base.

“Based on our calculations, there were no public health, safety or environmental risks,” Col. Linda Medler, commander of the 75th Air Base Wing, said in a statement.

Crews conducting the work were not aware the parts contained depleted uranium because the 40-year-old drawings and other information describing the components weren’t readily available, she said.

Eight batches of the components were incinerated at the Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District — the burn plant — before the depleted uranium was discovered and work was halted, military officials said.


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uhc comment: If I'm reading this correctly, Hill AFB is concerned about burning depleted uranium. How about the tons of the stuff we dropped or shot in Iraq? Mark my words - depleted uranium is Agent Orange on steroids.

[Ian David]

1. “Based on our calculations, there were no public health, safety or environmental risks..."

Then explain THIS...