Enriched Uranium Found Inside Ohio School.. 'We Aren't Prepared for Something Like This'

This is nuts. Did Hillary stop by? lol Scary to think about. Specially for those who have kids in school. My goodness. How do they make it go active? I have no idea. If anyone cares to share any insight about how to activate enriched Uranium let us know in the comments section. I just hope this is some mistake and not the next wave of terrorism. Yahweh help us all.

A school in Ohio has been forced to close for the remainder of the academic year after enriched uranium was discovered inside. Neptunium 237—a byproduct of nuclear reaction and plutonium production—was also detected inside Zahn’s Corner Middle School in the town of Piketon, around 80 miles east of Cincinnati, WLWT reported.

The middle school—which serves around 320 students with 25 staff—has been closed for the rest of the school year as officials try to determine the source of the contamination and establish its extent. Officials said a longer closure is a possibility.

Scioto Valley Local School District Superintendent Todd Burkitt took the decision to close the school on Monday. “Even the last couple of hours have been very hectic. There’s just not a playbook in how we deal with this. We’re kind of writing the script as we go. We’re not going to take any chances on someone’s child. We just won’t do that,” Burkitt said.

The state department of education explained that the affected students have already fulfilled their necessary classroom hours for the year so will not need to make up the missed days once the uranium issue has been addressed.

The source of the enriched uranium remains unclear. According to WLWT, some locals have suggested that the nearby Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant—located around two miles from the school—may be to blame. The facility previously produced enriched uranium, including weapons-grade uranium, for the United States Atomic Energy program and for use in U.S. nuclear weapons. Uranium enrichment at the site ended in 2001.

The site is now subject to an environmental cleanup under the supervision of the Department of Energy. Department officials told WLWT, “Routine air samples in the area of DOE Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon revealed trace amounts of two radiological isotopes that were more than one thousand to ten thousand times below the established threshold of public health concern. DOE treats all detections seriously—even those that are at such low levels.”

The statement said the department is “committed to the safety, health and protection of our workforce, the general public and the environment at all our sites.” Officials said the Department of Energy is planning to commission an “independent third party to perform an additional analysis of the air and ground readings to properly assess the situation.” The statement noted that the department is “confident that those findings will allay any cause for further concern.” via Newsweek

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