Truck overturns on I-95 in North Carolina with 6,000 pounds of Uranium onboard

[Ian David]

Truck Hauling Nuclear Material Overturns
AP

BENSON, North Carolina (Dec. 22) - A tractor-trailer hauling about 6,000 pounds of low-grade uranium overturned Thursday as it exited Interstate 95, authorities said.

The truck crashed onto its side after the driver lost control on the exit ramp, said Jason Barbour, Johnston County's emergency communications director. One of two people in the truck suffered minor injuries, and no other vehicles were involved, he said.

The truck was carrying a radioactive material called packaged fissile, Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Everett Clendenin said. The powdered uranium was packed in containers that weren't breached by the accident, he said.

"There's no threat to the public," Clendenin said. "It's a low grade uranium."

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[truebrit71]

1. Bloody hell!!! Oh wait, it's only "low grade uranium"...no need to worry then...

:eyes:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

3. Oh man... it happened on a MAJOR exit ramp...I-40/I-95 exit. ouch.

Traffic was diverted after the 9 p.m. crash south of Raleigh, and the exit ramp to Interstate 40 was closed for several hours. Clendenin said the ramp should reopen early Friday morning.

The uranium was being transported by Portsmouth Marine Terminal, from Portsmouth, Va., to Global Nuclear Fuels in Wilmington, a coastal city about 130 miles southeast of Raleigh.

[Ian David]

5. Is that near the gas station where you can buy beer, cigarettes and fireworks...

or is it closer to "Live Lingerie Modeling"?

[Massacure]

2. TERRA TERRA FEAR FEAR!!!!!111! THE WORLDS GONNA END!111!!!

OH NOOOOOOOOOESSS!11!! :eyes:

[Benhurst]

4. Maybe we can finally get a new state song:

"Glow, Little Glow-worm."

[Geoff R. Casavant]

6. Woo-hoo! Free uranium!

I'm sure Gary Larson could make a Far Side cartoon out of it.

"A fortunate coincidence meant Dexter now had the means to carry out his plan . . ."