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  1. Yes, I Know Roundabout's Avatar
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    Scary story today from Wired, entire article HERE

    Nukes Still Take Toll on Workers

    (First of two parts.)

    Workers who toiled for the Department of Energy at nuclear weapons sites during the Cold War unknowingly faced a domestic enemy that continues to cause serious health problems -- beryllium.

    The DOE is launching a nationwide initiative in October to bring critical information to hundreds of thousands of blue- and white-collar workers who were exposed to the metal at plants that produced nuclear weapons. Beryllium, which can cause potentially fatal lung diseases and cancers, is a light and strong metal used to make triggers and other nuclear warhead components. It continues to be used in a number of industries, including aerospace, computers and consumer electronics.

    In 2000, the U.S. government acknowledged that many DOE workers did not know they were being exposed to beryllium and dangerous levels of radiation. The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (PDF) states that "a large number of nuclear weapons workers ... were put at risk without their knowledge and consent."

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  2. Ummm, Shhhhhh!
    indolikaa works wit nukes....
    "Terminated!" :firing:
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    Originally Posted by thayne
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    indolikaa works wit nukes....
    It didn't say anything about causing mental instability though....
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    Originally Posted by thayne
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    indolikaa works wit nukes....
    I know, and I'm wondering if he is aware of this. After all, we want him around for a long time, and we don't want anything to happen to him. What would this forum be without Indy?

    Hopefully, he's not working near any of this stuff. Kinda sucks. Go to work and later find out you've been contaminated.
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