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erniet's avatar

You know the only reason why the government owned up to Hanford was the increased rates of thyroid cancer in kids my age downwind from the site (eastern WA, ID, western MT). I met a lot of people my age who had a scar on their neck from having their thyroid removed when they were 11 or 12; I stopped asking about after the first couple because by then when I saw it I knew they were a "downwinder."

There were dozens if not hundreds of "accidental" releases of radioactive gasses from the Hanford breeder reactors while the place was operational; the government covered them all up until the effects became too great to ignore.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downwinders

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Ken's avatar

And lastly, restacks are Notes. Mine scroll out of sight within minutes

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