Approaching contaminated nuclear site, fires in have been lit up for a week

News24xx.com - Fires in the California, United States (US) that have been lit up since November 8, 2018, almost reaching to the toxic nuclear site. This devastating fire originated from forest areas and settlements potentially causing new hazards.

 

From Reuters, many houses are destroyed and hundreds of people are still declared missing. Also recorded 48 people had killed by fires a week ago.

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The area that has been engulfed in fire has reached 52,600 hectares. The fire was mentioned as "Woolsey Fire", and reportedly began approaching Santa Susana, a contaminated nuclear test site.

 

The report reported by Sputnik on Thursday November 15th 2018, said that part of the toxic nuclear site had been affected by Woolsey Fire. And the affected Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) is a former nuclear and aeronautical research facility that suffered a partial nuclear leak that was kept secret in 1959.

 

Reporting from sindonews.international.com, the California government said in a statement that the fire was moving away from the SSFL site. "It does not cause leakage of hazardous materials that will pose a risk to people affected by smoke" the California government said in a statement.

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Local activists and green environmentalists in Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), an NGO that advocates for environmental problems, claim that the California Toxic Substances Supervision Department has long postponed cleaning of the nuclear facilities. The site is located about 50 km northwest of Downtown Los Angeles.

 

Concerns of toxic materials can spill on the ground in the form of radioactive ash. "We know what substances are on the site and how dangerous they are. We talk about radionuclides that are very dangerous and toxic chemicals such as trichlorethylene, perchlorate, dioxins and heavy metals. These toxic substances are in the SSFL soil and vegetation, and when they burn and become air in smoke and ash, there is a real possibility of high exposure to locals" said Dr. Robert Dodge, Los Angeles-based PSR president.

 

In addition, members of the local community have also warned of the risks associated with SSFL contamination. Melissa Bumstead, who lives 20 miles from the SSFL, has launched an online petition to urge local authorities to "stop lying" and clean up the site. The petition received support for 458,000 signatures.

 

 

 

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